PDP crisis:Fayose rejects Dickson’s committee

MARCH 9th, 2017


EKITI GOVERNOR FAYOSE

Ekiti State Governor and Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum, Ayodele Fayose has once again thrown his support behind the Senator Ahmed Makarfi led Caretaker Committee.

The governor claimed that over $1 million had been set aside by the leadership of the All Progressives Congress to fund the convention being planned by the Ali Modu Sheriff-led group.

Fayose had severally accused the APC of using Sheriff to cause confusion in its party ahead of 2019.

Speaking through his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, the governor outrightly rejected the reconciliation committee report ‎submitted by Bayelsa governor, Seriake Dickson for the Sheriff-led faction.

He said, “There cannot be any meaningful reconciliation with an impossible character like Senator Ali Modu Sheriff who is obviously working for political interests different from that of the PDP.

“All constitutionally recognised organs of the party, including staff of the national secretariat are with the Markafi led Caretaker Committee and since political party is about membership, Sheriff will continue to carry with himself the burden of lack of legitimacy.”

The governor, who said he had nothing against governor Dickson, added that, “I respect Governor Dickson, he is my brother and he is entitled to his own personal pinion just as I am entitled to mine. But I must state it categorically that no genuine lover of the PDP will take part in a convention sponsored by the APC.”

Governor Fayose, who said implementation of the Dickson Committee report was beyond Sheriff, noted that, “assuming but not conceding that the report is acceptable, can Sheriff even implement it? Where will he find seven serving governors, seven former ministers, etc?”

Governor Fayose reiterated that no meaningful reconciliation can be done with Senator Sheriff, adding that, “With APC calling for support for Sheriff, it should be clear to all genuine lovers of the PDP who are behind the crisis in the party.”

He said; “I am speaking for myself and the entire people of Ekiti State that I represent; we won’t be part of any PDP convention sponsored by the APC and I must state categorically that Sheriff is being sponsored 100 percent by the APC.

“We therefore remain undaunted in our support for the Markafi committee and its decision to approach the Supreme Court to challenge the Appeal Court, Port-Harcourt judgement.”