I Had Planned To Burn My PDP Membership Card If Sheriff Won At Supreme Court- Fayose
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, Fridayy disclosed that he went to the Supreme Court with the sinister intention to burn his membership card and the Peoples Democratic Party’s flag, if Senator Ali Modu Sheriff had won at the apex court on Wednesday.
The governor, who had been criticizing Sheriff for laying claim to the leadership of the party before the court verdict said “I never imagined myself being in the same party led by impostors”.
The Supreme Court had in a judgment on Wednesday declared the Ahmed Makarfi-led faction as the authentic National Executive Council of the party, laying to rest, the leadership crisis rocking the party for several months.
Speaking in Ado Ekiti on Friday during his triumphant entry into Ekiti from Abuja, Fayose pointed out that Sheriff and members of his faction had been forgiven but must show remorse for causing the party members so much pains before they are readmitted into the fold.
He said the court victory had given the PDP leeway to defeat President Muhammadu Buhari and Acting President Yemi Osinbajo in the 2019 presidential poll, adding that efforts will be stepped up to revive the party and fortify it to be able to play its opposition roles.
According to him, “I went to court with a perfume which I wanted to use to spray my cards and party flags and set them ablaze even within the court premises if Sheriff had won, that was why I went to court.
“Though, I believe that we remain the same PDP family but no one can cause our party such pains and embarrassment and expect that he would go without being asked to account for his actions.
“Even the reactions of Sheriff’s people shows that we remain together. But the no victor, no vanquished that we said was a mere political slogan. Whoever that participated in this charade must show some reasonable level of remorse for their actions”, he said.
