A political advocacy group, Borno Coalition for
Good Governance, has accused the former
governor of Borno State, Senator Ali Mordu
Sheriff, of being a mole of the Peoples
Democratic Party, planted in the opposition party
to scuttle the presidential ambition of former
Head of State, Major General Muhammadu Buhari
(rtd).
The Borno-based non-governmental organisation
described Modu Sherrif’s exit from the All
Progressives Congress as a timely relief.
Represented by its project manager, Modu Wulgo,
and Secretary, John Ndi Bula, the NGO said, “We
are in possession of incontrovertible evidence that
since 2003 Sheriff has been used by the PDP to
destabilise the defunct All Nigeria Peoples Party
(ANPP) on whose platform he was elected
governor twice.
“The leadership crisis which rocked the party for
almost five years was actually caused by Sheriff
in order to ensure the ANPP presidential flag
bearer, Muhammadu Buhari, did not find a
breathing space in the party.”
The group further alleged that in 2003, 2007 and
2011, Sheriff voted against Buhari in the
presidential elections despite being a major
beneficiary of the General’s tremendous goodwill
from Borno masses.
“This was why his party men then referred him as
‘ANPP in body and PDP in spirit’. This hypocrisy
is partly responsible for the pathetic situation the
country has found itself today – no thanks to the
inept administration of Goodluck Jonathan.”
“As a non-governmental organisation that believes
in the promotion of good governance and
entrenchment of democratic values, we see the
exit of Senator Ali Modu Sheriff from the All
Progressives Congress (APC) as ‘good riddance to
bad rubbish’. This is because Sheriff and his
cohorts were actually moles planted by the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to destabilise the
APC.”
“This was why throughout his stay in the party he
struggled desperately to gain control of the party
machinery, but when he discovered that one of
the leaders of the party in the person of Asiwaju
Bola Tinubu had discovered his antics, Sheriff
resorted to cheap blackmail against the former
Lagos State governor and throwing tantrums at
the party.”
On the basis of this, the group charged the people
of Borno State not to be deceived anymore by
the “self -seeking politician”, saying his claim of
joining the PDP to rescue the state is a cheap
propaganda and playing to the gallery.
According to the group, “the fact remains that his
(Sheriff’s) exit from office in 2011 has denied him
the opportunity of milking the state resources
which he used to enrich himself and his father
who never completed any contract awarded to
him by the Borno State government since 1999.”
“The late Governor Mala Kachallah, out of
frustration, had to hire another contractor to
complete the roofing of the 202 housing estate as
the senior Sheriff was paid for the job, but
absconded with the money.”
The Borno Coalition for Good Governance declared
that it would oppose any attempt to reelect Modu
Sheriff to power by any means possible.
“This is because it will amount to returning the
State to the inglorious eight-year reign where life
for an average Borno man was ‘brutish’ because
of the economic hardship instilled by his
irresponsible administration.”
Furthermore, they claimed that while in office,
Sheriff abandoned the Late Shehu of Borno,
Mustapha Ibn Umar El-Kanemi, without adequate
care, despite his deteriorating health until he died
in 2009,
“Keen followers of Borno politics will recall that
the late Shehu was known for his love for
peaceful co-existence among the people and
residents of Borno regardless of whatever social
differences.”
The group said Sheriff left the late Shehu
abandoned because he frowned at the increasing
influence of political thugs known as ECOMOG
whom Sheriff used to terrorise the State and his
political opponents for eight years.
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