The naming of an estate after Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as well as his invitation by Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima for commissioning of multiple projects were designed to spite PDP National Chairman, Ali Modu Sheriff, a group has alleged.
The group, SAS Legacy Network, made this allegation in a statement issued on Thursday.
The group’s National chairman, Bukar Ngamdu and zonal secretary, Stephen B. Msheliza who jointly signed the statement noted that the invitation of Tinubu and the upcoming visit of Maryam Abacha was because Sheriff was working hard to ensure the defeat of APC in Borno in 2019.
It reads: “We have carried out intensive investigation as to the motive of Governor Kashim Shettima in naming landmark projects after Bola Tinubu and Maryam Abacha and from what we have gathered, the plan was orchestrated since 2015 but because the projects were not ready, Governor Shettima kept postponing it.
“Everyone knows that Bola Tinubu is number one political enemy of our mentor; the one and only National Chairman of the PDP, Senator Ali Sheriff (SAS).
“Tinubu contributed in the conspiracy that made Sheriff to abandon the APC before the 2015 general elections.
“On the other hand, the family of late General Sani Abacha fell out with Sheriff since Maryam Abacha was allegedly denied Borno Government lodge in 2005 or so, when she was visiting Maiduguri following the death of Alhaji Mohammed Kaloma Ali, Minister of Solid Minerals Development under the late Abacha.
“But Sheriff considered President Obasanjo’s disagreements with the Abacha family and wanted to play safe. He didn’t want the State Government to have problems with the sitting President and his action was in the best interest of the people of Borno State including Hajiya Maryam Abacha who is a citizen of Borno.
“He actually sacrificed his relationship with the Abacha family for the good of Borno because it is always better for State Government and the Federal Government to be in good terms. So, the invitation also of Maryam Abacha and naming of the women and children hospital after Maryam Abacha is also calculated to anger Senator Ali Sheriff.
“Therefore, the whole plan of Kashim Shettima inviting both Tinubu and Maryam Abacha is for the Governor to embrace the enemies of Sheriff in order to spite him and provoke him.”
The group further called on the PDP members to support Sheriff in order for him to reposition the PDP so that the party will be in best position to win the 2019 Presidency and the Governorship elections in Borno State.
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