The embattled national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ali Modu Sheriff met with former President Goodluck
Jonathan on Monday, February 19. The both met at Jonathan’s residence in Abuja hours after security agencies cordoned off the International Conference Centre, the venue where the party’s caretaker committee, led by Ahmed Makarfi was to hold a stakeholders’ meeting.
Their meeting took place at Jonathan’s Abuja home The Nation reports that Sheriff arrived at Jonathan’s Maitama home at 4.25pm.
He was accompanied by some members of his National Working Committee (NWC). Those who accompanied him were the deputy national chairman, Dr. Cairo Ojougboh; national secretary, Prof. Wale Oladipo and the national financial secretary, Adewole Adeyanju.
Others were former political adviser, Ahmed Gulak; a former minister of state for finance, Yerima Ngama and Senator Umar Gada, among others. Details of the meeting is yet unknown.
Earlier, the spokesman for the Senator Makarfi-led national caretaker committee of the party, Prince Dayo Adeyeye accused Sheriff and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of conniving to kill the PDP. Following the sealing off of the venue for the stakeholders meeting by the police, it was moved to the Ekiti State Governor’s Lodge, on T. Y. Danjuma Street, Asokoro, Abuja.
