The new National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Ali Modu Sheriff, has declared his objective of leading the opposition party back to the seat of power in 2019.
Sheriff, who was appointed the PDP Chairman on Tuesday, February 16, said the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress would be sent back to ‘where they came from’ in the next general election.
The PDP Chairman made the comments While speaking on Wednesday in Umuahia, Abia state, during a thanksgiving service organised to mark the victory of Governor Okezie Ikpeazu at the Supreme Court.
“We are here today, we are starting from here, and we are going to Aso Rock, Insha Allah by 2019. We will head from here and we will do it together. This my long cap is prepared to lead my colleagues and brothers to Aso Rock, Insha Allah.”
“By the grace of Allah nothing will deter this party from going to Aso Rock in 2019. By the time we put down our master-plan I am sure they (APC) will go back to where they came from. And Insha Allah, nothing will stop us.”
“I missed the speech of my younger brother the governor of Abia State who stayed in Maiduguri, who I have known in Maiduguri. But I am sure he said all the right things.”
“From what I have seen in the stadium, it is clear that his election is the election of the people. It is election that God has destined. It is not election that we call it election by air, election by writing. This is the election of the people.”