Read what PDP governors said about the new national chairman

– Governors believe new party chairman can move them forward

– Task him on unity of party members

Governors on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) have given their opinions on the appointment of Ali Modu Sheriff as the new chairman of their party.

The governors under the aegis of the PDP Governors Forum in a statement signed by its coordinator, Osaro Onaiwu, believe that the former governor of Borno state has what it takes to reposition the party and make it more inclusive.

News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the governors noted that the emergence of Sheriff, a former senator of the federal republic, was arrived at following careful deliberations.

The statement reads: “Sheriff is coming on the job with immense wealth of experience and will no doubt use his vast network to rebuild the party.

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“He will restore members’ confidence and act as a counterforce to the many antics of the present APC regime.”

While urging the new chairman to do away with every diversionary tactics, the governors also encouraged him to work towards uniting all aggrieved members with a view to getting fresh modalities to woo new party faithful.

The statement adds: “We urge you to shun all diversionary tactics that might be thrown at you and concentrate on how to bring all aggrieved party members together; as well as fashion out ways to woo new members especially the youths.

“The forum is solidly behind you and will deploy its support to ensure that the shared vision for our party is realised as we prepare for 2019.”

In his response to his appointment, Sheriff promised to lead the party to regain control of the federal government in 2019.

Speaking in Umuahia, the Abia state capital, during a thanksgiving service organised to mark the victory of Governor Okezie Ikpeazu at the Supreme Court, Sheriff said nothing would stop his party, which lost power in 2015, from replacing the ruling All Progressives Congress’ administration in 2019, adding that the PDP would soon come out with its master plan on how it would defeat APC from power.

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