Supporting Ali Sheriff “only way” to save PDP from destruction – Ben Bruce
"The current bickering is childish and irrelevant. I am not in support of anymore litigation," the lawmaker said.
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"The current bickering is childish and irrelevant. I am not in support of anymore litigation," the lawmaker said.
The Court validated the position of Ali Sheriff as the National Chairman of the party.
The former Borno governor was declared chairman of the party on Friday.
An Appeal Court on Friday confirmed Mr. Sheriff as the party's chairman.
Ali Sheriff and Ahmed Makarfi lead separate factions of the PDP, Nigeria's major opposition party.
Dayo Adeyeye alleged that the Ali Sheriff faction was being sponsored by the APC.
Mr. Sheriff says he has done his best to restore peace in the party.
The groom is the aide-de-camp to the Chief of Army Staff of Nigeria, Tukur Buratai.
The Ali Sheriff faction of the PDP accused three governors of the party of being behind its problems.
With Friday's decision, Mr. Ibrahim remains the authentic candidate of the PDP for the election.
A three-member panel will hear all appeals involving the party in that state.
Three Appeal Court judges withdrew selves from the matter to decide the fate of Nigeria's main opposition party.
Two factions of the PDP have for months battled in court over the leadership of the party.
A decision will either uphold or quash the candidacy of Jimoh Ibrahim as PDP governorship candidate.
The court will also rule on the Ondo election crisis.
The PDP faction also wanted the court to stop INEC from adopting Jimoh Ibrahim as candidate.
The court says only the party can appeal its decision.
The PDP also flagged off Eyitayo Jegede's governorship campaign
The party asks its members to disregard the judgement.
The Sheriff bloc of the party says it will consult widely before taking a position.
The judge questions the decision of the Makarfi-faction to go to the Court of Appeal.
The governor warns Nigerians to beware of Mr. Obasanjo's antics.
The former president says the main opposition should be in “intensive care”.
The BoT says it will facilitate the raising of adequate funds for the party
Mr. Akintomide said the move did not offend any section of the Electoral Act or the party's constitution.
