Sen. Ahmed Makarfi-led national caretaker committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dismissed claims by Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff that it has preserved the party’s presidential ticket for a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as false.
A statement by the spokesman of the committee, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, however said the committee is willing to receive any individual or group irrespective of their political dispositions.
Sheriff had last week alleged that the Sen. Makarfi and Sen. Ben Obi, deputy of caretaker committee, we’re working for an APC chieftain ahead of the 2019 general election.
But the statement by the committee said they “have been drawn to assertions made in the media by the former chairman, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff that clandestine visits were made to a key figure of the APC. In addition, he alleged that the chairman and secretary have a pact to reserve the Presidential ticket of the PDP to the said APC Kingpin.
“The public is kindly reminded to recall that it was barely two weeks ago the former chairman alleged that Senator Ahmed Makarfi is only pursuing his Presidential ambition and not concerned about the job given the Committee by the National Convention. Now, he has changed the story.
“The public is also kindly reminded that one of the problems that led to the removal of Senator Ali Modu Sheriff was attempting to convert himself from a 3 months chairman to not only a substantive chairman but the party’s presidential candidate for 2019. He went further to start offering running mate position to different individuals.
“It is also a fact that as soon as Senator Ali Modu Sheriff was appointed as chairman, many founding members of the Party left it. On the other hand, as soon as the national caretaker committee was appointed, people started retracing their steps back to the Party.
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