Former governor of Borno state, Senator Ali Modu
Sheriff has said that there are no individual interests threatening the
merger that led to the formation of the All Progressive Congress (APC).
Sheriff, who is also the Chairman, Board of Trustees
(BoT) of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) also said that there was
no flexing of muscles amongst party leaders in the merger.
Sheriff, who led the ANPP to the negotiating table
last week Wednesday, said members of the party are enthusiastic about
the formation of the APC.
He said, “There is no truth in the report of emerging
cracks in the ranks of key stakeholders and state governors. All
interests have been adequately balanced in the marriage, and fears of
perceived hidden individual agenda have been assuaged, without any
particular group dominating the other.”
Sheriff, who was reacting to reports that he and some
other stakeholders in the merger may have been compromised by the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against the merger, stressed that there
are no issues threatening the cohesion the merger seek to achieve.
He said, “I have been an apostle of the merger of
opposition groups all along, and those who associate me with a purported
deal against the merger are being mischievous, with the aim of causing
divisions amongst members representing the parties.
“We always acted in the interest of our party, which
we have been nurturing for the past 14 years. So, we cannot do anything
inimical to its progress. The merger has been sealed.”
He further said that state governors have remained
passionate about the merger, taking into account its prospects for their
individual and collective political fortunes, and have been working
closely with party leaders.
Sheriff also said that the meeting of the interim
leadership, appointed to midwife the merger; made up of 21 wise men;
made up of both serving and former governors, drawn from each of the
merging political parties, except APGA, which leadership is in crisis,
and its two governors divided on the issue, agreed that the proposed
logo was also acceptable .
Source: Blueprint
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