There are strong indications that the ousted National Chairman of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Ali Modu-Sheriff, has concluded plans to dump the party for good.
Sheriff according to sources, has remained indoors, and in a state of incommunicado, since the Supreme Court gave him a technical knock out, yesterday.
Post-Nigeria, was exclusively informed that Sheriff’s decision to leave the party, was based solely on the decision of the Supreme Court, that confirmed Ahmed Makarfi, as the authentic Chairman of the PDP.
“Sheriff has begun making consultation to dump the PDP. He can no longer endure the shame that he has brought upon himself”, a top PDP source said.
The source added: “What I don’t know, is the party he is planning to decamp to. As I speak, consultation is going on.”
Moreover, there was an all night massive celebration by many residents of Maiduguri, the home town of Sheriff.
At the popular ‘Monday Market’, many of the Traders who were apparently happy with the decision of the Supreme Court, gathered in groups, discussing the verdict.
Abba Sadiq, one of the Traders who spoke, said: “It is a decision we have been expecting for so long, and definitely, most people in the State are happy. Sheriff’s supporters have been threatening that the Government House would be their own, by 2019.
“And we know that the State is going to be in trouble with their desperation; the trouble they caused with Boko Haram is still here with us, and he would have been desperate to prove a point as the PDP Chairman.”
Kashim Konduga, who also spoke, said: “The defeat of Sheriff is a major gain to the PDP, as it now has a chance to reinvent itself.”
“After the 2015 election, PDP was dead, but when Sheriff was made the Chairman of the party, he nailed the coffin of the party, and was about pushing it into the grave.
“But with the decision of the Supreme Court, PDP can be taken from the grave by the sincere party men, and brought back to life. Perhaps, it can still give the ruling APC, a battle during the next political season.”
The atmosphere at the State Secretariat was not different, as many civil servants who were seen discussing, were happy about the verdict of the apex court. Many of them expressed that Borno State is the greatest gainer from the decision, as the blow to Sheriff would give the ruling party in the State an edge, as they prepare for 2019.
