23 PDP state chairmen back Makarfi

Twenty-three state chairmen of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have declared their support for the Ahmed Makarfi-led national leadership of the party, saying‎ the Ali Modu Sheriff-led faction of the party is illegal.
The chairmen’s decision followed a warning by Sheriff that any member of the party supporting the Makarfi-led PDP would be disciplined.
Appealing to Sheriff to toe the parth of peace, the state chairmen, who expressed their solidarity, when they paid a visit to Sen. Makarfi, in Abuja, noted that the caretaker committee was the product of the party’s national convention, which Sheriff was part of.
Speaking on behalf of the chairmen, the  FCT chairman of the party, Yunus Suleiman, said “the Port Harcourt convention was a product of the party’s  constitution. All of us were involved, including Ali Modu Sheriff.