. As Jonathan presided over PDP reconciliatory meeting
.why he’s disappointed
Senator Buruji Kashamu has said he was “shocked” that former President Goodluck Jonathan, presided over a meeting that “disregarded” the court of appeal judgement, which upheld Ali Modu Sheriff as the authentic chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Kashamu, who is representing Ogun East, also insisted that Sheriff did not disrespect Jonathan, by walking out of the stakeholders’ meeting that held on Thursday.
He explained that Sheriff was only angry, because he was not recognized as PDP chairman.
“I am honestly shocked and surprised that the former president could preside over a meeting where the judgment of the court of appeal was being disregarded as irrelevant,” Kashamu said.
“This cannot be the face of a party that is desirous of seeking a break with the past.
“Going by the accounts of what I have heard happened at the meeting, I think it was a needless gathering that has reopened healing wounds and further exacerbated the crisis. How could you gather over 400 people for a reconciliation meeting and expect any meaningful deliberations?
“I say this because any PDP meeting that fails to recognise what our laws and the courts have said about the leadership crisis is on a wrong footing and premise, and it will breed more chaos and confusion such as we have seen.
“Senator Ali Modu Sheriff is the national chairman of the PDP as of today based on the court of appeal judgment and everybody is bound to abide by that whether we like it or not. You cannot call a shareholders or board of directors meeting and say the chairman of the board cannot participate or preside over the meeting.
“Would the governors have allowed it if they got to the meeting and they were not so recognised? Or were they not addressed as governors even when their elections were being challenged in court?
“Worse still, some persons said Senator Sheriff must not be recognised as such even when an appellate court has established that Senator Sheriff is the national chairman of the party”, he said.