A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue State, Dr Ajon Ugboho has described the Appeal Court judgment affirming Senator Ali Modu Sheriff as the national chairman of the party as its last hope of survival.
Speaking with LEADERSHIP, yesterday, Dr Ugboho said what the PDP needed at this trying moment of its history, was a national chairman with the political doggedness and sagacity to return it to power in 2019.
According to him, it is only Senator Sheriff that possesses those leadership qualities to help the party reclaim its lost glory.
“Senator Ali Modu Sheriff is party’s last hope of survival. I want to urge members of the party to give him all the necessary support to bring PDP out of the current political coma. If we miss this golden opportunity, the party will be doomed forever,” Dr Ugboho warned.
He further concurred with the senator representing Bayelsa East senatorial district, Ben Murray Bruce, who said he would work with Ali Modu Sheriff, saying the current bickering in the PDP was childish and irrelevant.
Dr Ugboho quoted Senator Bruce as saying, “Right now, PDP is on a course towards destruction and abiding by the judgment of the court is the only thing that can save us. In the first place, it is never the
job of the judiciary to choose the leader of a party. I therefore call
an end to the fighting. And I am supporting Ali Modu Sheriff because it is the only way to preserve the party. Right now, what Nigeria has is a one-party state – there is no opposition. Enough is enough. This is the time for PDP to unite, we are a formidable force.”