Sheriff and Oladipo were removed from office at the PDP National Convention held on Saturday in Port Harcourt, Rivers State
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Headed by a former Governor of Kaduna State, Senator Ahmed Makarfi, the caretaker committee is to take over the affairs of the party from the National Working Committee headed by the Acting National Chairman, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff
Sheriff said the Convention, which he had earlier announced postponed, stood cancelled
The postponement was announced by the National Chairman of the party, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, on Saturday afternoon in Port Harcourt
“Although I am yet to discuss with the National Working Committee of the party, I am sure that since it is coming from the leaders and concerned members of the party, I don’t think they will object to it
It said PDP should not be destroyed, adding that posterity will be kind to Sheriff if he puts the party back on track.
The statement said that the group was “deeply saddened over two avoidable painful developments” that had thrown PDP into a serious dilemma and an intractable crisis
A motion for the endorsement was moved by Governor Darius Ishaku of Taraba State and seconded by his Gombe State counterpart, Governor Ibrahim Danbaba
The National Chairman of the PDP, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the NEC meeting held at the party’s national secretariat
Metuh said this while addressing newsmen on the outcome of PDP National Caucus meeting at the Ondo State Governor’s Lodge in Abuja, which ended in the early hours of Tuesday
Lawan, who is a former Chairman of the Grassroots Democratic Movement and ex-Chairman of Maiduguri Metropolitan Council, had picked the party’s governorship ticket at a process in Abuja personally supervised by President Goodluck Jonathan following his intervention to resolve the lingering disagreement over the PDP governorship ticket in the state
The dust raised by the stunning exposé of Australian independent negotiator, Dr. Stephen Davis, on the alleged sponsors of the Boko Haram Islamic sect, indicted former Chief of Army Staff, General Azubuike Ihejirika (rtd), the usual suspect, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, former Borno State governor, and an anonymous senior official of the Central Bank of Nigeria may not settle any time soon as fingers are now being pointed at the Presidency for hobnobbing with accused sponsors of immitigable and unmitigated terror unleashed on Nigerians.
The Nigerian ambassador to Chad, Mohammed Dauda, on Friday dismissed reports that a former Governor of Borno State, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, travelled with President Goodluck Jonathan to that country on Monday.
Odigie-Oyegun said the Jonathan administration had also moved money into Nasarawa and Edo States to induce the lawmakers to impeach and remove Governors Umaru Al-Makura and Adams Oshiomhole respectively
He said: “I want to announce that we have resolved to bury our differences as a family, the interest of our great party, the APC and the people
The deputy governor said the rumoured disagreement with his boss was the handiwork of mischief makers
A man who purportedly spoke on behalf of Boko Haram, Mohammed Ibn Abdulaziz, said it was not the group that shot dead Shuwa, his orderly and a guest in his Maiduguri, Borno State home
The Chibok Divisional Police Station, a Bible School, a primary school and a telecoms mast were torched by the Boko Haram members late on Tuesday
The three influential men, based on recent revelations, are a former Governor of Borno State, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff; and Senators Ahmed Zanna and Ali Ndume
Sheriff said it was common knowledge that Zanna takes Nigerians for training in terrorism in Afghanistan and Syria
Zanna said the JTF must have attempted implicating him because of his stance that the joint security outfit was not operating within its rules of engagement