Ali Modu Sheriff: PDP architect of its own problem
The crisis engulfing the People’s Democratic Party is the creation of the party, whose leaders invited Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, to be its National Chairman.
How can a person who is stain with so many unpleasant things be made the National Chairman? Today, the same man, who bestrode the landscape when the PDP and former President Goodluck Jonathan, was in the saddle is walking on the former leader and other stakeholders just because he was not given the chance to speak.
Those, that brought Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, in the first place as PDP’s National Chairman have not done any good for the once flourishing party, that has been steering the ship of this country for sixteen years since the advent of democracy.
It is even so sad, that Senator Ali Modu Sheriff was made the Chairman of the party in the first place. But because he has the backing of the then President Goodluck Jonathan, the whole Governors elected on the platform of the party rallied around him and today, he is paying them in their own coin.
A chameleon does not easily change its spot. As such, the Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, would not caved in and make peace for the overall benefit of the PDP.
A lot of people opined, that the People’s Democratic Party made a very grievous mistake by giving the party on the platter of gold to Senator Sheriff.
What Senator Sheriff, want was to use cronies, who can assist him to actualize his ambition to fly the flag of the party in 2019, though he dismissed the insinuation. But no matter what, it is incumbent on all the stakeholders to see that the party remains a very strong and active opposition in order to forestall any unforeseen circumstances that may thwart the gains recorded so far.
Therefore, it is necessary for the PDP to reorganize itself for the challenges ahead of it in 2019. Right now, the struggle is beginning to take shape geared towards capturing the soul of the nation.
It is also imperative for the party to strengthen its fold and for the stakeholders to bury their differences so that the party can play the role of opposition so effectively.
The stakeholders, which include those at the helmsman of affairs in states, National Assembly and ex Ministers should as a matter of necessity play a crucial role in seeing, that the once vibrant party is reawaken as it was before.
Honestly, what led to the defeat of the party was the recalcitrant disposition of the former President Goodluck Jonathan, who refuses to give chance to compete with for the ticket of the party for the election of 2015.
Therefore, for the party to forge ahead, it is necessary it cleanse itself from people who have a lot of questions to answer like Senator Sheriff, who was accused of many misdemeanors.
For the party to reclaim its status, it needs to go back to the drawing board and do things accordingly as enshrined in its book.
The problems besieging the party today manifested due to the way things were handled whether it is inimical to the party or not. One of these problems is how Senator Sheriff was made the chairman of the party. Usman Santuraki, Adamawa State. JimetaYola,