Sheriff has nine PDP governors’ backing – Ojougboh

 

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The Ali Modu Sheriff camp of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said the ex-Borno governor has the backing of nine out of the party’s 12 governors.

The camp’s Deputy National Chairman, Dr. Cairo Ojuogboh, who stated this in Abuja on Tuesday, said aside Governors Nyesom Wike of Rivers, Ayo Fayose of Ekiti and Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta, the remaining PDP governors are behind Sheriff.

Ojuogboh expressed optimism that the party would come out stronger when the lingering internal crisis is resolved.

He said what is happening in the PDP would end up saving the party from future crisis, stressing that the party would have been ignorant and complacent if the crisis did not erupt.

Ojougboh said, “If you look at what is happening in the party, there is no elder in the party. Newsmen always make the mistake by saying that the Governors’ Forum is in support of one group, the Board of Trustees are in support of one group and members of the National Assembly are in support of one group.

“Have you heard any member of any of these bodies speaking out to support anybody, they are waiting for Sheriff to win so that there will be jubilation in the body polity of PDP and the country, because the party’s problem has been addressed.”

Ojuogboh said the emergence of Sheriff was a divine act of God, adding that God does not make mistakes.

He insisted that Sheriff’s mission was to reposition the party.

The party chieftain stated that the Sheriff camp and the Ahmed Makarfi caretaker committee have been meeting with the view to resolving the crisis in other to position the PDP for the Edo and Ondo governorship polls.

“We are already negotiating, negotiations and talks are already in top gear and we have made remarkable progress in the process of resolving the issues.

“The two parties are talking very seriously in various fronts, and these talks have progressed. Last week the two major contenders were to meet, but for one reason or the other, one of them travelled and the meeting was postponed.

“But the meeting will take place as quickly as possible and I want to assure you that the end is in insight and peace is achievable,” he stated.