The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Ali Modu Sheriff, on Monday, vowed that the party would win the 2017 Anambra State governorship election.
The election is scheduled for November.
Sheriff, who boasted that he has never lost an election in his political career, said as the authentic national chairman of the PDP, he would draw from his experience to capture Anambra for the party.
Speaking at a meeting with Anambra PDP stakeholders in Enugu, ahead of the governorship poll, Sheriff said the state would be recaptured by the party.
Anambra was among the states governed by the PDP when Nigeria returned to civil rule in 1999.
However, the party eventually lost control of the state, which is currently ruled by the All Progressives Grand Alliance.
The All Progressives Congress has also mapped out plans to gain influence in the South-East by taking control of Anambra State during the governorship election.
Sheriff, who had been engaged in a supremacy tussle with former Kaduna State governor, Ahmed Makarfi, over the leadership of the party, implored all PDP members to join hands with him to return the party to winning ways.
Stressing that ‘Anambra is a PDP state’, the former Borno State governor said he would draw from his experience in grassroots politics to deliver the state.
“Anambra is a PDP state; we are taking over the state this year.
“I am a grassroots politician – for you to win any election you have to get people from the grassroots.
“Without the people from the grassroots, no party will win election
“In my life, I have never failed any election – I started winning elections from councillorship to the top,” Sheriff boasted.
“It pains me that a state that was PDP state, by omission or commission, another party takes over the place,” he added.
Sheriff stressed that since an appeal court ruling has recognised him as the authentic national chairman of the party, he has vowed to make sure that Anambra State reverts to its original status as a PDP state.
He also revealed that a reconciliation committee has been set up to resolve problems in the Anambra State chapter of the party.
The planned reconciliation is aimed at ensuring that the embattled party forged a united front in the governorship poll.
“A reconciliation committee has been set up by the party to resolve all issues affecting the misfortune of the party in the state,” Sheriff disclosed.
Calling on PDP members in the state to work for the party’s victory in the forthcoming gubernatorial election, Sheriff said the party would thrive under his leadership.
“Anambra PDP must come together as one and win the state for PDP in the coming election,” he said.
The deputy governors of Enugu and Ebonyi states attended the stakeholders meeting, which held at Nike Lake Resorts, Enugu.
No reason was given for the decision to hold the Anambra PDP stakeholders meeting in Enugu.
Source – Punch
