TheCable

Ayodele Fayose, Ekiti state governor, has hailed the emergence of Ali Modu Sheriff as the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), saying the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is afraid of the new chairman who will soon end their “regime of lies”.

Fayose appealed to members of his party to rally round Sheriff and give him the required support to transform the party.

“The All Progressives Congress (APC) knows Senator Ali Modu Sheriff’s capacity in terms of political network, being a three term senator and two term governor, and must be afraid that with such a person as the PDP chairman, their regime of lies will be over soon,” read a statement issued on behalf of Fayose by Lere Olayinka, his special assistant on public communications and new media.

Fayose said he had always defended the party at his own risk, adding that he supported Sheriff because he believes in him and also because “we are in a peculiar situation and such a situation deserves a peculiar approach”.

“I have always defended the party even at the risk of my position, personal security and comfort. I have always stood for the truth, and I cannot now be part of any decision that won’t represent the party well,” he said.

“I supported the processes that led to the emergence of Ali Modu Sheriff because I believe in him and for those who may be aggrieved for one reason or the other; I plead that they should sheath their swords in the overall interest of our party.

“Most importantly, the reality that we must all face is that we are in a peculiar situation and such a situation deserves a peculiar approach.

“What the party leaders have done therefore is to tackle the present situation in our party with the most appropriate solution and we must all stand by Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, who is our present solution to our present situation.”