Sheriff, who got to the venue of the meeting a few minutes after Jonathan had delivered his remarks, walked out with members of his National Working Committee at about 4.15pm
Browsing: Senator Ahmed Makarfi
The party said it was now obvious that the APC was not prepared for governance as it is incapable of addressing the basic problems confronting Nigeria and Nigerians
This is coming just few days after they reached an understanding to bury their differences
Makarfi stated this in a statement by the Spokesman of the committee, Dayo Adeyeye, on Friday in Abuja
The Senator Ahmed Makarfi-led Caretaker Committee of the party had approached the court to appeal against the February 17 judgment of the Court of Appeal in Port Harcourt which restored Sheriff
Handing the report to Chairman of the caretaker committee, Senator Ahmed Makarfi, in Abuja on Wednesday, Dickson said organs and institutions of the party had crucial roles to play in resolving PDP crisis
The governor in a statement by his Special Adviser (Media Relations), Francis Agbo, regretted that the misinterpretation of the reporter from NAN has elicited the reaction of Prince Dayo Adeyeye
Dickson made the call while speaking with newsmen on Sunday in Abuja
He however said he was yet to join another party
Makarfi stated this on Thursday when a delegation of PDP Concerned Grassroots Stakeholders from Borno State visited him at the party’s temporary secretariat in Abuja
The defectors announced their position in a letter to the Assembly on THursday
The organisation said Kwankwaso’s accusation further confirmed its position on the motivation for the former governor’s recent activities, which are inimical to the survival of the PDP
According to Dickson, rather than embark on name-calling, propaganda and outright lies, it was high time the party came together in the interest of peace
The committee’s Publicity Secretary, Dayo Adeyeye, made the denial on Monday in Abuja
Represented by his National Deputy Chairman, Dr. Cairo Ojougboh, at a news conference in Abuja on Monday, Sheriff described the Gana-led committee as “illegal”
The leader of the caucus, Rep. Leo Ogor, told newsmen in Abuja that the committee, which submitted its report to the National Chairman of the party, Alhaji Ali Modu Sheriff, did not consult PDP lawmakers in the National Assembly
The governor said he was aware that well over $1 million had been provided by the All Progressives Congress to fund the convention being planned by the Sheriff group, while adequate security will also be provided by the security agencies that are now more like part of the ruling party at the federal level.
The decision was taken by the PDP senators after a closed door meeting
Fayose said he was forced to make the donation to the project, which he described as one of the greatest fraud ever, alongside 30 other governors then elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party in 2005
In a statement by Ikechukwu Eze, his Media Adviser, in Abuja, Jonathan urged the party faithful to ignore rumours and false information being peddled as the outcome of ongoing dialogue in the party