Nyesom Wike explains why PDP had to relief Ali Modu Sheriff of his position.

                    

                         
   The Governor of Rivesr Stae ,Nyesom Wike who is also the Chairman of the 2016 Peoples Democratic Party(PDP)National Convention Planning Committee in an interview after the convention on Saturday stated the reasons why the party had to relief Senator Ali modu Sheriff of his position as the acting Chairman of the party.

  The governor said:

"All along, the crisis has been about the former acting chairman whose emergence was strongly opposed.This is destabilising the party and so we had to let him go. What is important is the party and not the individual. No sacrifice is too much for anyone to make as far as PDP is concerned "

    The governor who also said teat the PDP will continue to grow from strength to strength as it remains the only hope for the country noted that he had no personal interest in supporting Ali modu Sheriff as he was the best option at the time he emerged.

    "We will not allow the PDP to die or suffer divisions under our watch. History will never forgive us if we watch the party die."he said

   Governor Wike alas said that the party leaders would work towards maintaining unity amongst all members of the party.