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Ali Modu Sheriff
August 16, 2016

Confusion: PDP rejects court order, to go ahead with convention

In spite of the ruling of a Federal High Court on Monday barring the Peoples Democratic Party from holding its convention, Chairman of the National Caretaker Committee of the party, Senator Ahmed Makarfi, has the event will go on as scheduled. On Monday, two Federal High Courts had given different rulings on the party’s forthcoming convention.... Read More
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August 12, 2016

Sheriff to Jonathan: You made PDP lose Borno, Yobe states

Factional National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff on Friday blamed former President Goodluck Jonathan for the party’s losses in Borno and Yobe states. Sheriff made the remark while addressing journalists at a news conference in Abuja. He said that the PDP lost the two states because the ex-president refused to heed his counsel.... Read More
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August 4, 2016

Jimoh Ibrahim shows interest in Ondo gov’norship, picks form from Sheriff

Business mogul, Jimoh Ibrahim on Thursday obtained the People’s Democratic Party nomination form to contest for the governorship seat of Ondo State from factional chairman of the party, Ali Modu Sheriff. While speaking at the occasion, Ibrahim promised to pay outstanding salary of workers in the state within 100 days. He described governors who owe... Read More
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August 4, 2016

PDP BoT runs to Jonathan over crisis

Members of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party met with former President Goodluck Jonathan in Abuja on Wednesday night, according to The Punch. This is first time the leadership of the party would be holding a meeting with the former President since he was defeated during the 2015 presidential election. The Chairman of the... Read More
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July 29, 2016

PDP hellbent on national convention, court judgment or not

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday vowed to go ahead with its national convention in Port Harcourt, despite Thursday’s ruling of a Federal High Court, Abuja, restraining the party from organising the meeting. The Chairman of the party’s Board of Trustees (BOT), Dr. Walid Jibrin said this in Kaduna on Friday. “We are yet... Read More
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July 28, 2016

BREAKING: Court stops PDP convention, says Markafi committee is illegal

The leadership tussle rocking the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, received yet another twist on Thursday, as the Federal High Court in Abuja, sacked the Senator Ahmed Makarfi-led Caretaker Committee of the party. Justice Okon Abang in his ruling said the committee acted in error by going ahead to hold a convention in Port Harcourt against... Read More
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July 28, 2016

Sheriff, Metuh to attempt stopping PDP convention in court today

The Ali Modu Sheriff-faction of the Peoples Democratic Party will appear before a Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday to plead for an order to stop the party from holding its national convention scheduled for August 17. The suit numbered FHC/ABJ/CS/464/2016 was filed by nine plaintiffs. They are- Sheriff as the National Chairman; Prof.... Read More
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July 26, 2016

INEC settles for Makarfi as PDP chairman

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has decided to finally settle for former Governor Ahmed Makarfi as the Acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). This is contained in a statement issued by Nick Dazang, INEC’s Deputy Director, Voter Education and Publicity, on Tuesday in Abuja. There is presently a power tussle within... Read More
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July 22, 2016

‘Sheriff cannot be bigger than the party’ – PDP

Leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party has said that it is under pressure to sanction factional National Chairman of the party, Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff and his supporters. The party said this while speaking with journalists after the inauguration of its 89-man zoning committee, to be headed by the Governor of Ebonyi State, Mr. Dave... Read More
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June 30, 2016

Sheriff ‘has not been removed by any court’ – Factional PDP

Factional Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ali Modu Sheriff has said the report that he was sacked by a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court is a “false and a clear misrepresentation of the ruling of the court.” In a statement signed by Professor Adewale Oladipo, the National Secretary of the PDP, he... Read More
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June 26, 2016

‘Unholy alliance’ with Oshiomhole, ‘association’ with Sheriff | PDP suspends guber aspirant

Defeated governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party in Edo state, Matthew Iduoriyekemwen has been suspended by the opposition party. Iduoriyekemwen, who lost the primary election to Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, was accused of being in an unholy alliance with Edo state governor, Adams Oshiomhole of the All Progressives Congress. The party also said his dalliance... Read More
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June 16, 2016

Diezani bribe: Ex-PDP Chairman, Sheriff pledges to return N40m

Former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Ali Modu Sheriff, has agreed to return N40 million to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) after being grilled for about seven and a half hours by the anti-graft agency on Wednesday. Sheriff is believed to have benefited from the N24.29 billion election largesse disbursed... Read More
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June 14, 2016

PDP youths give party ‘adults’ 1 week to resolve crisis, else…

Youths under the aegis of Concerned Peoples Democratic Party Youths are finally tired of the leadership struggle which has divided the opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The chairman of the group, Aderemi Olufemi on Tuesday briefed the press at the PDP National Headquarters – where he gave the party one week to resolve the crisis or... Read More
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June 13, 2016

Sam Omatseye: Go forth and give

by Sam Omatseye Three men have shown us the different shades of love. One shows it genuinely, the other as a show man and the third in dubious colour. I am referring to Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man; Mohammed Ndinmi, Africa’s 39th richest person; and Ali Modu Sheriff, the most prominent African politician whose image... Read More
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May 21, 2016

Ali Modu furious with PDP as he’s fired as party chairman

The Peoples Democratic Party has sacked its national chairman, Ali Modu Sheriff, even as the scheduled national convention billed to hold today was cancelled. In place of Ali Modu Sheriff, Ahmed Makarfi, a former governor of Kaduna State was appointed as interim leader of the party even as a caretaker committee was instituted. A former... Read More
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May 15, 2016

PDP wahala: 13 ex-governor, 14 ex-ministers, others set for show down with Sheriff

Prominent members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are set to wrestle power from the hands of the embattled national chairman of the party, Ali Modu Sheriff, if he insists on continuing in office beyond May 21, 2016. According to The Nation, a 57-man steering committee, operating under the name Concerned PDP Stakeholders, is setting... Read More
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April 29, 2016

Discord in PDP as zoning arrangement favours Sheriff (Full List)

Many members of the Board of Trustees, National Caucus and several others refused to attend the National Executive Committee meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party which was held in Abuja, on Thursday, The PDP chieftains were reportedly incensed by the decision of the national leadership of the party to hold NEC meeting without following due... Read More
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April 4, 2016

‘Jonathan’s men worked against him’ – Ali Modu Sheriff

National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Ali Modu Sheriff has revealed that the associates of former President, Goodluck Jonathan worked against him in the last presidential election. Sheriff, who’s acting in interim capacity as PDP Chairman, said on Monday, that some members of the PDP sold out during the election campaign, hence, the electoral... Read More
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March 26, 2016

Ali Modu Sheriff ‘has brought PDP back to life’

Serving Senators and former Governors of the Peoples Democratic Party have passed a vote of confidence in the leadership of the party’s National Chairman, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff. Sheriff was lauded by the party chieftains for making the PDP a formidable opposition since he emerged as Chairman. At Wednesday’s meeting held at the residence of... Read More
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March 18, 2016

‘I was asleep when Fayose called to say I’d be PDP Chairman’ – Sheriff

Ali Modu Sheriff, has lauded the efforts of Ekiti state Governor, Ayodele Fayose and other Nigerians who worked for his emergence as National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party. Speaking on Thursday, at the PDP secretariat in Ekiti, the opposition party’s chairman said he was ‘sleeping in his room’ when Fayose called him and offered... Read More
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February 27, 2016

We’re getting ‘positive results’ in wooing defectors back to PDP – Ali Modu-Sheriff

National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, has revealed that he has initiated contact with politicians who defected to the All Progressives Congress and other political parties. Sheriff’s appointment as PDP Chairman has generated sharp division within the former ruling party, owing to his chequered past of being alleged to have ties... Read More
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February 27, 2016

‘Sheriff must leave by March 28’ – Ex-ministers a.k.a PDP rescue mission

PDP rescue mission, a group composed majorly of former ministers who served under past PDP administration, maintains that the newly selected chairman of the party, Ali Modu Sheriff, and the National Working Committee (NWC) will vacate office when their tenure ends on March 28, 2016. It would be recalled that ever since the emergence of... Read More
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February 24, 2016

‘Those challenging Ali Modu Sheriff couldn’t win 10 percent of their states’ – Fayose

The opinionated governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose, on Tuesday, called into question the political weight of several members of his party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), saying that most who couldn’t 10 per cent of their states during the last general election, were now challenging the emergence of Ali Modu Sheriff. Fayose, who have... Read More
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