Under fire, Modu Sheriff threatens to deal with Fanı-Kayode

The new National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, may have more to contend with beyond calls for his resignation, as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Monday said he is still under investigation for alleged corruption, just as he has threatened to deal with a former minister of aviation, Femi Fanı-Kayode for alleging he is the creator and sponsor of the Boko Haram insurgency.

It would be recalled that Sheriff was arrested by the EFCC in June 2015 over allegations of embezzlement of public funds during his two term tenure as governor of Borno State. He was however granted administrative bail and has not been charged to court.

He was accused of mismanaging the over N300 billion his administration received from the federation account.

Confirming this, the spokesman of the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, said: “We can ask him to come back anytime we need him. Sheriff is still under investigation.”
Speaking on allegations of creating or sponsoring the insurgent group, Boko Haram on Monday at the headquarters of the PDP after taking over from Prince Uche Secondus,

Sheriff said it was wrong to tag him as either a sponsor or the creator of the sect.

Sheriff said: “No one has ever accused me of supporting Boko Haram, no court of competent jurisdiction has ever linked me with Boko Haram.
“I will do one thing this time round. People like Femi Fani-Kayode will not go scot-free this time around. Now that I have been given the opportunity to talk, let me say that I have nothing to do with Boko Haram.

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“They killed my brother, same mother and same father. They said they were going to kill me because I refused to allow them to Islamise northern Nigeria.

“Boko Haram (members) are criminals. My friends are all over the world. The real sponsors of Boko Haram will be caught and I have nothing to do with Boko Haram.”
Berating calls for his resgination, especially the one from Ambassador Wilberforce Juta, Sheriff lambasted those making the calls as lacking the kind of popularity he has, promising to rescue PDP.

“I saw the person who was reading the press statement, Amb. Wilberforce Juta. He submitted himself to the National Working Committee of this party, aspiring to be the chairman.

“Mohammed Wakil that you saw on the television also submitted himself to the working committee, to be appointed chairman.

“And votes had been cast. The man that was reading the press statement got one vote and he’s asking me to resign. Therefore, I will not resign.”
Continuing, the former governor said only the National Executive Committee of the party can make him resign.

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