The sacking
of the former governor of Borno state, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, by the Supreme
Court as the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party was
celebrated
on Wednesday by many residents of Maiduguri
Sheriff
called by his loyalists in Borno, ‘The Leader’, had been in a legal battle with
former Kaduna State Governor, Senator Ahmed Makarfi over the leadership of the
party.
In a
judgment on Wednesday, the apex court affirmed the decision of the party at the
Port Harcourt convention where Sheriff was unanimously removed and replaced
with Makarfi.
His sacking
became the topic of discussion for virtually every gathering in the ancient
town.
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 to our correspondent, said, “It is a decision we
have been expecting for so long, and definitely most people in the state are
happy. Sheriff 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 are still here with us and he would have been
desperate to prove a point as the PDP chairman.”
Kashim
Konduga who also spoke to our correspondent said, “The defeat of Sheriff is
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, are 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.
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