Sheriff reconciles with Shettima, says ‘APC is my home’

Ali Modu Sheriff, former national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has reconciled with Kashim Shettima, Borno governor.

Both men have not been on speaking terms for a long period.

But on Friday, Sheriff visited the government house in Maiduguri, announcing that he had returned to the All Progressives Congress (APC), “my home.”

The former Borno governor appealed to APC members in the state to drop their “selfish” interests and work in the interest of the party.

“I rejoined my great party, APC following the misunderstanding we had in PDP when I was the national chairman,” hw said.

“I have to come back home and rejoin the APC which is my party I helped to form in the past. I am joining APC as an ordinary member, and I want to call on all and sundry to support the leadership of governor Kashim Shettima and APC in the state.”

On his part, Shettima thanked Sheriff for returning to the party, saying he is willing to work together with him.

The governor also said he would not interfere with Saturday’s congress at the ward level.

“I do not have any particular candidate at heart, but prayed for God to elect credible and selfless leaders,” the governor said.

National assembly members, defectors from the PDP were part of those who were present at the meeting.