Former
Borno State governor, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff has begun to gather
influence in the South-west as the head of the opposition party, PDP.
Fatimat Raji-Rasaki
While the Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, champions the movement
against Ali Modu Sheriff as Peoples Democratic Party chairman, a senator
from his state has declared full support for Mr. Sheriff.
Mr. Sheriff has been recognised as PDP chairman by the Court of
Appeal. But Mr. Fayose, who heads the PDP Governors Forum, and other
party leaders have restated their opposition to Mr. Sheriff and vowed to
appeal the judgement at the Supreme Court.
However, on Sunday, Fatimat Raji-Rasaki, who represents Ekiti
Central Senatorial District said Mr. Sheriff was the authentic national
chairman of the PDP.
She made the declaration on Sunday in Ado-Ekiti while speaking with
journalists at the end of a three-day capacity building training on ICT
she organised for 100 beneficiaries in her constituency.
Mrs. Raji-Rasaki’s declaration comes days after another senator
from Bayelsa State, Ben Murray-Bruce also declared support for Mr.
Sheriff saying there was no need for further litigations.
On Sunday, Mrs. Raji-Rasaki, who is the Chairman, Senate Committee
on Trade and Investment, said the era of impunity was dead in the PDP.
She said that the Court of Appeal judgment which affirmed Mr.
Sheriff as the national chairman of PDP had afforded the party an
opportunity to put its house in order.
The lawmaker, who belongs to a rival PDP faction in Ekiti different
from the governor’s, said the recent developments in Ekiti and at the
national level, would enable the PDP prepare ahead of the 2019 general
elections.
She described the Court of Appeal judgment as a “new lease of life’’ for members of the party.
The senator, who distributed free laptops to participants who
attended the training, stressed that anybody that wants to make impact
in today’s world must be empowered technologically.
She urged the beneficiaries to put into practice what they learnt
at the training. Mrs. Raji-Rasaki expressed sadness that impunity,
lawlessness, violation of the PDP constitution and abuse of power by
people whose names she did not mention, had negatively affected the
party’s fortunes before the judgment.
She expressed hope that the PDP would emerge stronger from its
crises to be a party that would allow equity, justice, fair play,
adherence to due process and the principles of democracy to thrive.
The senator expressed satisfaction that the judiciary intervened and resolved the protracted crises rocking the party.
She lauded the Ekiti chapter of the party for affirming Williams
Ajayi as the authentic state chairman. She alleged that some individuals
in the PDP had turned the party into their personal property where
party congresses and primaries elections to elect candidates were
hijacked.
She added that members of the party were not allowed to choose candidates of their choice. She said: “Crisis in any political party is part of democracy because we disagree to agree.
“We, the authentic PDP, are being led by Ali Modu Sheriff and
we thank God that the court judgment has put an end to impunity in our
party.
“Impunity is one thing that destroys any organisation or
association where people decide and subscribe to rules and regulations
guiding them.
“It is a pity that some people turned the PDP to a place where one person will corner everything and turn it to PLC.
“A party is supposed to be where everybody has a say because we are in a democracy.
Mr. Sheriff has been recognised as PDP chairman by the Court of
Appeal. But Mr. Fayose, who heads the PDP Governors Forum, and other
party leaders have restated their opposition to Mr. Sheriff and vowed to
appeal the judgement at the Supreme Court.
However, on Sunday, Fatimat Raji-Rasaki, who represents Ekiti
Central Senatorial District said Mr. Sheriff was the authentic national
chairman of the PDP.
She made the declaration on Sunday in Ado-Ekiti while speaking with
journalists at the end of a three-day capacity building training on ICT
she organised for 100 beneficiaries in her constituency.
Mrs. Raji-Rasaki’s declaration comes days after another senator
from Bayelsa State, Ben Murray-Bruce also declared support for Mr.
Sheriff saying there was no need for further litigations.
On Sunday, Mrs. Raji-Rasaki, who is the Chairman, Senate Committee
on Trade and Investment, said the era of impunity was dead in the PDP.
She said that the Court of Appeal judgment which affirmed Mr.
Sheriff as the national chairman of PDP had afforded the party an
opportunity to put its house in order.
The lawmaker, who belongs to a rival PDP faction in Ekiti different
from the governor’s, said the recent developments in Ekiti and at the
national level, would enable the PDP prepare ahead of the 2019 general
elections.
She described the Court of Appeal judgment as a “new lease of
life’’ for members of the party. The senator, who distributed free
laptops to participants who attended the training, stressed that anybody
that wants to make impact in today’s world must be empowered
technologically.
She urged the beneficiaries to put into practice what they learnt
at the training. Mrs. Raji-Rasaki expressed sadness that impunity,
lawlessness, violation of the PDP constitution and abuse of power by
people whose names she did not mention, had negatively affected the
party’s fortunes before the judgment.
She expressed hope that the PDP would emerge stronger from its
crises to be a party that would allow equity, justice, fair play,
adherence to due process and the principles of democracy to thrive.
The senator expressed satisfaction that the judiciary intervened and resolved the protracted crises rocking the party.
She lauded the Ekiti chapter of the party for affirming Williams
Ajayi as the authentic state chairman. She alleged that some individuals
in the PDP had turned the party into their personal property where
party congresses and primaries elections to elect candidates were
hijacked.
She added that members of the party were not allowed to choose candidates of their choice. She said: “Crisis in any political party is part of democracy because we disagree to agree.
“We, the authentic PDP, are being led by Ali Modu Sheriff and
we thank God that the court judgment has put an end to impunity in our
party.
“Impunity is one thing that destroys any organisation or
association where people decide and subscribe to rules and regulations
guiding them.
“It is a pity that some people turned the PDP to a place where one person will corner everything and turn it to PLC.
“A party is supposed to be where everybody has a say because we are in a democracy.
“In Ekiti, the authentic executive has won in court as well, so in the PDP, we have no option than to obey the rule of law.”
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