Fayose Explains Why He Supports Modu Sheriff as PDP Chairman

Posted by Thandiubani on Thu 18th Feb, 2016 - tori.ng

Governor Ayodele Fayose has explained why he has stuck with Ali Modu Sheriff after some senators and party members rejected the new chairman.

Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State, commended and congratulated former governor of Borno State, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff after his emergence as the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as he called on members and supporters of the party to support the new chairman.

Speaking through his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, the Governor said Sheriff was in the best interest of the party.

He said; “I have always defended the party even at the risk of my position, personal security and comfort. I have always stood for the truth, and I cannot now be part of any decision that won’t represent the party well.

“I supported the processes that led to the emergence of Ali Modu Sheriff because I believe in him and for those who may be aggrieved for one reason or the other; I plead that they should sheath their swords in the overall interest of our party.

“Most importantly, the reality that we must all face is that we are in a peculiar situation and such a situation deserves a peculiar approach.

“What the party leaders have done therefore is to tackle the present situation in our party with the most appropriate solution and we must all stand by Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, who is our present solution to our present situation.”

The governor stressed that, “the All Progressives Congress (APC) knows Senator Ali Modu Sheriff’s capacity in terms of political network, being a three term senator and two term governor, and must be afraid that with such a person as the PDP Chairman, their regime of lies will be over soon.”