PDP Crisis: Why i walked out on Jonathan – Sheriff

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP National Chairman, Senator Ali Modu-Sheriff, has disclosed why he walked out of the peace meeting of the party convened by former President, Goodluck Jonathan in Abuja.

 Sheriff had yesterday stormed out of a meeting called by former President Goodluck Jonathan to unite the two major factions of the party.

 Addressing newsmen, Sheriff stated that he stormed out of the meeting because he was denied the opportunity to preside over the meeting.

 According to Sheriff, “The party as at today has one national chairman, which is Ali Modu Sheriff. There is no PDP meeting that will take place under any arrangement that I will not make an opening remark as national chairman‎.

“I think Governor Dickson made a proposal and we have accepted it. Other people have a programme to bring an agenda which is not part of the proposal.

“And as a national chairman of the party, I told you people in my office that I will not be party to anybody using me to do another programme; I will not be.

When asked if he has respect for the former president who convened the meeting, Sheriff said, “I have respected him by flying from abroad to attend the meeting.‎

“We have a programme, which is initiated by Dickson, anything outside that, I will not be part of it.”