APDP: Sheriff vows to stop registration of new party

National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Ali Modu Sheriff, has vowed to stop the registration of the Advanced Peoples Democratic Party.

He said that the PDP under his watch would not allow it, insisting that there was no way the party would share its franchise with any other political party.

The former governor of Borno State, who spoke through the Acting National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr, Bernard Mikko, told SUNDAY PUNCH on Saturday that those behind the plot were trying to use their action to negotiate.

He said it was unfortunate that some elements within the party could resort to what he described as illegality when negotiations were ongoing to resolve the crisis.

Mikko said, “There is no way we will allow that to happen. No one will be allowed to share the franchise of the party with either another political party or association. PDP is one and it will remain so. We won’t negotiate this with anyone.

“Those planning to divide the party want to use this to negotiate. It is a wrong move and it will never stand. We will resist it legally.”

Also, the Deputy National Chairman of the PDP, Dr. Cairo Ojougboh, described the plot to register the new party as a fraud.

He said there was no way the national leadership of the party would allow the registration to succeed.

The former member of the National Assembly said that the PDP, under the leadership, of Sheriff would frustrate the attempt to register the party.

He said, “You know that is 419 (plot to register APDP) in another name. We will protest to the commission and also use other legal means to frustrate it.

“We are alerting Nigerians now that those who want to duplicate PDP are nothing but 419 people. If they want to register a new party, they should put on their thinking cap and form one.

“We won’t allow them use our name for their selfish interest. There are so many names out there that they can coin and form their political party without adding PDP to it.

“If they can’t even get a name, tell me how they want to win election. If they want to attempt at allowing that, we won’t agree. We are ready for them.”

Some aggrieved members of the party had approached the Independent National Electoral Commission, seeking to register the APDP.

The commission is however keeping the identity of those behind the yet-to-be registered party secret.

The aggrieved persons were said to have the backing of some governors as well.

Punch, March 5, 2017

 

 

 

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