by Azeez Adeniyi

The Ahmed Makarfi faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described Sheriff as being selfish for walking out of a reconciliatory meeting organized by former President Goodluck Jonathan.

Sheriff had reportedly walked out of the meeting on Thursday.

Spokesperson of the caretaker committee, Prince Dayo Adeyeye said Sheriff wanted to preside over a meeting called by the former President.

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He said it was wrong for Sheriff to have wanted to preside over a meeting where issues that would affect the party’s leadership would be discussed.

Adeyeye said Sheriff was scheduled to speak at the meeting before Makarfi in order to give peace a chance, but he ended up coming late.

Adeyeye said, “Jonathan conveyed the meeting and he had the right to chair it, because it was for reconciliation. If it was not called by the former President, more than 90 per cent of those in attendance would not have been there.

“You cannot preside over your own case. It is like a quarrel between husband and wife. There is no way either of them would have presided over a meeting where such disagreement would be discussed.

“We agreed that he (Sheriff) would speak first after the former President. But instead, he came late to the meeting, hours after it had started. He was to speak after the former President, but he came when the Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Senator Walid Jibrin, was almost done with his speech.”

He said Makarfi who was to speak after Sheriff was not allowed to speak because Sheriff was not present.

“He came late to the meeting, which is even against the protocol. So, instead of Makarfi to speak, the BoT chairman took over the podium,” he added.

Adeyeye also said Sheriff remains a disputed chairman of the party until the Supreme Court rules on the matter.

He also said Sheriff and his deputy were illiterates “because they don’t know the genesis of the party and what it stands for.”

He added, “Sheriff should leave our party for us and should not destroy it. He does not have the support of more than 10 per cent of members of the party. He is a disputed chairman. As for us, we will continue to respect the former President because he is the leader of the party.”