Ali Modu Sheriff says Anenih No Longer PDP Bot Member

A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party led by Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff, has said that a former Minister of Works, Chief Tony Anenih is no longer a member of Board of Trustees of the party.

It said Anenih voluntarily resigned from the Board instead of responding to the query issued to him for alleged anti-party activities in 2015.

Anenih, a former chairman of the Board was queried for alleged anti-party activities in Imo State in 2015, but instead of replying the query, he said he was resigning from the Board.

The then National Working Committee in a letter dated May 19, 2015, signed by the then PDP National Secretary, Prof. Wale Oladipo, requested him to appear before it, a summon Anenih shunned before he voluntarily relinquished the BoT chairmanship position.

But, the Senator Ahmed Makarfi-led National Caretaker Committee, in a letter dated July 22, and addressed to Anenih, informed him of the party’s withdrawal of the summon notice.

The letter, signed by the Secretary to the committee, Senator Ben Obi, read in part, “With a view, to finally clearing all issues relating to this matter and based on your request to meet with the current Caretaker Committee, and the agreed meeting which took place on July 13, 2016, the Committee Chairman, Senator Ahmed Makarfi, wishes to thank you for appearing before it to finally clear all issues relating to this matter.

“Having heard from you, and made some consultations, the Caretaker Committee has reviewed the whole episode and decided to withdraw the said letter from and by the defunct National Working Committee.”

However, the Sheriff faction said on Sunday in Abuja, that its attention was drawn to the letter written by Obi and said there was no way the former minister would return as a member of the Board.

The statement, which was signed by its Spokesperson, Mr. Bernard Mikko, insisted that Anenih must reply the query and later re-apply before his case could be looked into.