PDP Crisis: I Did Not Endorse Sheriff – Goodluck Jonathan

Former President Goodluck Jonathan denied endorsing Ali Modu Sheriff as the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

Recall that Sheriff had visited the former President at his Abuja residence, following his affirmation as the authentic Chairman of the PDP by a Port Harcourt Appeal Court.

Against this backdrop reports had it that the ex-President endorsed Sheriff during the visit.

However, Jonathan, in a statement by his media aide, Ikechukwu Eze, said he only met with the former Borno State Governor in the interest of peace.

The statement reads, “Jonathan as a former president and foremost leader of the party welcomed Sheriff and some of his supporters to his house, in line with a mediation role he is playing towards unifying and strengthening the PDP.

“Indeed, it may interest you to know that after meeting with Sheriff, the former president also met with Senator Ahmed Makarfi, leader of the PDP caretaker committee, and the party’s board of trustees chairman, Senator Walid Jubril, later in the evening.

“As a peace-loving leader of the party, the former president’s interest is to help reposition PDP to enable it play a constructive role in the affairs of the nation, in view of the imperative of deepening the nation’s democracy.

“I wish to let those spinning this falsehood know that it just doesn’t add up to fly a contrived banner of endorsement in one breath, and in another, concede that the former President explained his commitment in meeting with different interest groups, towards resolving the differences in the party.”