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Embattled National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator
Ali Modu Sheriff has promised to quit the leadership of the party once his
tenure expires in March 2015.
Modu Sheriff is serving the remainder of the tenure of Adamu Muazu which
expires in March 2015. Muazu resigned as the National Chairman of PDP in
May 2015.
Sheriff spoke when he received forum of former PDP members in the House of
Representatives, who paid him a courtesy visit at the party’s national
headquarters.
The former Borno Governor who vowed to eliminate imposition of candidates
within the PDP, said in a few days time, after consultations with the
National Working Committee, NWS, programs for the Party’s convention will
be released
“I, Ali Modu Sheriff, a man of character and integrity, one who would live
up to expectation and his promises, hereby announce to the world that
under no circumstances would I stay in office beyond the period prescribed
by the Constitution of our party, the PDP.
“In the light of the above therefore, I will announce the Convention
Congress Planning Committee after due consultation with all organs of the
party within few days from today and I assure all faithful members of the
party that I would do everything within my powers to ensure that I
complete the processes of congress before the expiration of my time in
office.
“l will do my best within the period left and as it is humanly possible to
complete the convention and hand over to an elected chairman.
“By the time we finish congress everybody will be happy. PDP will not be
run by impunity, the party will be returned its owners.”