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Factional PDP chiefs meet in Ijebu-Igbo, express confidence in Sheriff’s leadership

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Factional leaders of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in South West zone yesterday passed a vote of confidence on the Alli-Modu Sheriff leadership of the party at a meeting in Ijebu-Igbo, Ogun State.

The meeting held without members said to be loyal to the Senator Ahmed Makarfi faction of the party.

In attendance were factional South-West zonal chairman, Chief Makanjuola Ogundipe, former Senate President, Alhaji Ibrahim Mantu, Alli-Modu Sheriff and his deputy, Dr. Cairo Ojougbo.

Ondo State Governor, Olusegun Mimiko and his Ekiti State counterpart, Ayo Fayose, as well as former Deputy National Chairman of the party, Chief Olabode George, among other leaders who are loyal to the Ahmed Makarfi faction of the party, were absent from the meeting.

A communique issued at the end of the meeting, urged party members to eschew their selfish interests and join hands to move the party forward and put it in good stead for the task ahead.

It pleaded with party members to pray for the quick recovery of President Muhammadu Buhari in order to continue his anti-corruption crusade.

Senator Alli-Modu Sheriff pledged to work for the progress of the party and return it to the grassroots.

Sheriff, who said he would not be provoked by the Chairman of the party’s Strategy Review Committee, Prof. Jerry Gana, added that he would do everything to frustrate any individual who wants to corner the party for selfish reasons.

Mantu attributed the crisis rocking the party to lack of internal democracy, imposition of candidates and impunity of some individuals within it.

Our Convention Will Go On As Scheduled Despite The Illegality – PDP

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Okon Abang, a judge of the federal high court in Abuja had earlier ruled that the caretaker committee was illegal and could not conduct any function on behalf of the party.

 

But in a statement issued on Thursday, Dayo Adeyeye, spokesman of the committee, accused Abang of “deliberately” engaging in acts capable of derailing the country’s democracy.

 

“We have just received information that Justice Okon Abang of the federal high court in Abuja has granted an order of interlocutory injunction stopping our scheduled national convention in Port Harcourt, Rivers state, but we want to state that the judgment of the 4th of July, 2016 supersedes any ex-parte order or interlocutory Injunctions,” he said.

 

“So, our national convention will hold as scheduled in Port Harcourt, Rivers state.

 

“He has penchant for abuse of court processes and actions of legal impunity. This judge Nigerians will recall, issued judgment against the governor of Abia State that led to INEC re-issuing another certificate of return to a man who did not contest election thereby causing unnecessary hardship on the people of that state.

 

“He also issued an order to INEC to recognise senator Sheriff’s candidates in Edo and Ondo states before they could even plan their purported congress in Edo.

 

“In today’s case, this same judge out rightly denied the PDP representation in court which is unheard of by serving the plaintiff (Sheriff & Co.) who instituted the case also as PDP (defendants).

 

“His excesses are extremely absurd, strange and unbecoming of a judge who enjoys putting the judiciary on the spot. We therefore bring this matter before the highest level of Judiciary in the country to stop this judge forthwith from waging war against the PDP.

 

“Finally, the party calls on all its members and teaming supporters nationwide to remain calm and law abiding and be rest assured that the PDP national convention will hold as scheduled and all preparation towards the August 17, 2016 national convention remains the same.”