I’m Not Ready To Go To Jail, Willing To Quit PDP Chairmanship – Ali Modu Sheriff

[caption id="attachment_9602" align="alignnone" width="690"]Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff[/caption]

Factional Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Ali Modu Sheriff, has said that he is ready to quit as chairman of the political party.

He made the statement while receiving some state chairmen of the party, PUNCH reported.

Sheriff who also spoke on why he opposed the party’s convention which held in Port Harcourt on May 21, 2016, described the convention as illegal and against court order.

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He added that he did not want to go against the court order because he was not ready to go to jail.

“I have no immunity, I was just a former governor and I didn’t want to go to jail for refusing the order of the court,” said Sheriff.

“I’m ready to go. I’m not saying I must be the national chairman at all costs. I was invited to lead the party and the election that brought me to office was done at the NEC Hall of the party at its national secretariat.”

“Four other aspirants contested against me at the NEC meeting. The governors invited me among others to be considered by the NEC and the NEC sat and elected me as the national chairman of the party. ”

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“There’s nothing personal about my being there or individual pride about it. It is about the rule of law and the rule of law must not give way to illegalities. ”

“Ahmed Mu’azu got his election when former President Goodluck Jonathan was elected as the party’s presidential candidate in 2015. I replaced him. So, my tenure would expire after four years in office.” He added.

Recall that the THE WHISTLER reported, on June 17, how the leadership of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), ordered Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff to immediately vacate its National Secretariat in Abuja.

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