The national leadership of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has asked a former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Ali Modu-Sheriff, who has expressed his desire to join the ruling party in Abuja, to do so at his ward.
Mr Sheriff was expected at the national headquarters of the party in Abuja today (Thursday) with his supporters, for an official declaration of his membership.
He was scheduled to be received by the National Chairman of the APC, John Odigie-Oyegun and other members of the party’s National Working Committee.
However, DAILY NIGERIAN observed that none of the national officers of the party was on the ground to receive Mr Modu-Sheriff and his supporters, an indication that supposed to mean that the former governor is not wanted.
However, the National Publicity Secretary of the ruling party, Bolaji Abdullahi, through a three-paragraph statement directed Modu-Sheriff to join the party in his ward.
The statement read in part: “Our attention has been drawn to reports in some sections of the media that the former factional chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff plans to defect to the All Progressives Congress today at the APC National Secretariat in Abuja.
“While we are aware of such intentions, we wish to restate our earlier position that anyone who wants to join the Party should do so at the ward level.
“We are happy to welcome new members to our party, but membership cards are not issued at the Party National Secretariat.”
