Save PDP, Back Sheriff, Agabzuere Tells Governors
Senator Ali Modu Sherif, factional PDP National Chairman[/caption]
As the leadership controversy continues to rage in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) even in the face of a Court of Appeal judgment, a chieftain of the party in Abia State, Dr. A.C.B. Agabzuere, has advised governors of the party to back Senator Ali Modu Sheriff as National Chairman to save the party.
Agbazuere in a statement on Thursday and made available to The Whistler argued that with Sheriff willing to hold a national convention soonest to elect new national officers, there was no need for the leadership feud to continue as it was driving people out of the party.
He urged the governors to forget ego and support Sheriff to convene a National Convention of the party.
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According to him, the fact that the national chairman has indicated and that he will not contest is a great sacrifice which the governors must appreciate if they actually love the party and want it to make progress.
Agbazuere, who is a Doctor of Law, cautioned that it is more honourable for governors to accept peace and work with Sheriff as he could still prevail at the Supreme Court because the constitution of the Peoples Democratic Party and the law are copiously on his side.
He advised the governors and other contending stakeholders to take time and read the PDP constitution particularly sections 33 (1) (a) and 35 (1) (a) among others so as to appreciate the constitutional strength of Senator Ali Modu Sheriff.
“It is also safer for PDP governors to strengthen the Peoples Democratic Party than thinking of forming a new party or going to All Progressive Congress (APC) which some of them have been castigating,” Agbazuere advised.
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According to the PDP stalwart who is also an International Human rights and constitutional lawyer, “Impunity must be rejected while peace must be embraced for PDP to play the role of a credible opposition or even take power in 2019.”
