PDP crisis: What I would have done if Sheriff had won – Ifeanyi Okowa

The Governor of Delta State, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa has revealed that he would have left the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, had the Supreme Court judgment favoured Ali Modu Sheriff’s faction.
Okowa, who spoke during a stakeholders’ meeting to celebrate the victory of the Ahmed Makarfi-led Caretaker Committee in Asaba, said the party was positioning itself to win the 2019 presidential election.

According to him, “I did contemplate leaving the party, unfortunately, the party leadership at the national level was in the hands of Ali Modu Sheriff at that time, and they brought out a candidate for Warri South Constituency I bye-election without consulting us.
“So, we decided to stay indoors. That was exactly what happened. We stayed indoors and the PDP did not do well, hence the Accord Party candidate won. Our victory will make the APC-led Federal Government sit up and deliver democratic dividends to the electorate.

“The victory is for democracy, you know that APC is in power at the moment, and if we don’t have a credible opposition, it will not be good for the country, it will not be good for the economy. I believe that with the victory, the APC government at the centre will sit up.

“We the PDP members have also learnt our lessons. So, I believe that we are going to have a better process of integrity going forward in the party. I believe that it is good generally for democracy in the country and for our economy.
“The government at the centre knows that they need to sit up. We have given them a sack notice for 2019 because we are working very hard, and I can see the enthusiasm not only in Delta State but across the nation that the PDP needs to take over in 2019.’’