Former governor of Borno state, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff has vowed to not step down as Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party.

In spite of his being labelled as the founder of Boko Haram and stiff opposition from ministers and chieftains of the PDP, Ali Modu Sheriff has pleaded to be accepted as Chairman in a view to reposition the opposition party.

After formally taking over on Monday, Ali Modu-Sheriff insisted that he wouldn’t bow to the pressure of those calling for his resignation while promising to conduct a credible congress and convention that would be a pride to all Nigerians.

He said his sole agenda is to ensure that the party is returned to the people at the grassroots, stressing that the era of a few people dictating how the party should be run is over.

Sheriff promised to use all his resources to bring back all the members of the party especially the founding father. “The time ahead is certainly not going to be easy”, he said.

“We are aware of the high expectations from Nigerians for us to give the part a new focus. Our party is a party that has an avalanche of qualified people who can proffer solution to our problems. We accepted to serve not because we are the best, but because we have been identified to be capable of doing the task ahead.”

“I will carry everybody along. I have come to form a partnership with party men and women. The wrangling that is going on is normal but we will overcome. I will contact everybody that matters in the party because we have the same goal which is rebuilding the party to its enviable height.”

Mazi Emeka