November 12, (THEWILL) – Former Borno State Governor Ali-Modu Sheriff has accused a former two-term governor of Borno state of masterminding a leaked audio claiming Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national executive committee (NEC) members want Sheriff to emerge as the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
This is contained in a statement issued on Friday by the media directorate of the Senator Ali-Modu Sheriff Campaign Organisation (SASCO). However, the statement did not state the governor’s name.
The statement, signed by Senator Victor Lar, said: “I wish to recall that on October 5, 2021, we drew the attention of the public to the plans of a two-term former governor of Borno and a current serving senator who is also interested in contesting the APC national chairmanship position to launch negative media attacks on the person of Sen. Ali-Modu Sheriff.
“I had told the public that the two term former Borno governor and current senator was hatching a plan to use the media to course mischief and disaffection between Sheriff, APC governors and national leadership of the APC.”
According to the statement, the leaked audio message is the first phase of the serving senator’s attack, adding that the message is false and an attempt to scuttle his chances of becoming the next APC national chairman.
Sheriff stated that the hard work and the matured and calm manner he is running his campaign has unsettled the former two-term Borno governor.
“I therefore, urge the public, APC members and governors in particular to note that the purported leaked audio message is baseless and untrue and should be disregarded, it should be treated as trash.
“We are however, aware that the former two term governor of Borno in collaboration with his fellow night travellers are planning to unleash more negative media attacks on the person of Sheriff by sponsoring more filthy media attacks.
“The current senator is out to blackmail Ali-Modu Sheriff because of his 2023 vice presidential ambition and to gain political favour and the support of one of the presidential aspirants from the South,” it said.
“It is important to note that the actions of the former Borno governor and current senator had caused a lot of damage on the reputation of the Southern presidential aspirant as he is indirectly destroying his reputation across the country.”
Sheriff, however, assured Nigerians he would remain open-hearted and accepting of everyone, irrespective of religion and tribe, when he becomes APC national chairman.
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