JUST IN: APC snubs Modu-Sheriff, tells him to join at ward level

The national leadership of the All Progressives Congress
has asked a former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic
Party, Senator Ali Modu-Sheriff, who has expressed his desire to
join the ruling party in Abuja, to do so at his ward.

Sheriff was scheduled to storm the national headquarters of the
party in Abuja by noon on Thursday with his supporters, where he
would have declared for the party.

He was billed to be received by the National Chairman of the
APC, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun and other members of the party’s
National Working Committee.

However, our correspondent observed that none of the national
officers of the party was on ground to receive the former governor
of Borno State.

This action, it was gathered, was an indication to Modu-Sheriff
and his supporters, that the party was not favourably disposed to
his joining the party.

A three-paragraph statement was nevertheless issued by the
National Publicity Secretary of the ruling party, Mallam Bolaji
Abdullahi, in which he directed Modu-Sheriff to join the party in
his ward.

The statement read, “Our attention has been drawn to reports in
some sections of the media that the former factional chairman of
the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff plans to
defect to the All Progressives Congress today at the APC National
Secretariat in Abuja.

“While we are aware of such intentions, we wish to restate our
earlier position that anyone who wants to join the Party should do
so at the ward level.

“We are happy to welcome new members to our party, but
membership cards are not issued at the Party National
Secretariat.”

The national leadership of the All Progressives Congress
has asked a former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic
Party, Senator Ali Modu-Sheriff, who has expressed his desire to
join the ruling party in Abuja, to do so at his
ward.

Sheriff was scheduled to storm the national headquarters of the
party in Abuja by noon on Thursday with his supporters, where he
would have declared for the party.

He was billed to be received by the National Chairman of the
APC, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun and other members of the party’s
National Working Committee.

However, our correspondent observed that none of the national
officers of the party was on ground to receive the former governor
of Borno State.

This action, it was gathered, was an indication to Modu-Sheriff
and his supporters, that the party was not favourably disposed to
his joining the party.

A three-paragraph statement was nevertheless issued by the
National Publicity Secretary of the ruling party, Mallam Bolaji
Abdullahi, in which he directed Modu-Sheriff to join the party in
his ward.

The statement read, “Our attention has been drawn to reports in
some sections of the media that the former factional chairman of
the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff plans to
defect to the All Progressives Congress today at the APC National
Secretariat in Abuja.

“While we are aware of such intentions, we wish to restate our
earlier position that anyone who wants to join the Party should do
so at the ward level.

“We are happy to welcome new members to our party, but
membership cards are not issued at the Party National
Secretariat.”