The Supreme
Court, on Wednesday, sacked Senator Ali Modu Sheriff as the National Chairman
of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP.
The apex court,
in an unanimous decision by a five-man panel of Justices, handed leadership of the party to the Senator Ahmed Markafi-led National Working Committee, NWC,
of the
part.
part.
Justice Bode Rhodes-Vivour who read the lead verdict validated the National Convention PDP held in Port Harcourt on May 21, 2016, where the Sheriff led National Executive
Committee, NEC, was dissolved.
He said the convention was not conducted in disobedience to any
court order. The apex court accused Sheriff of engaging in forum shopping,
saying he “displayed infantile desperation to cling to office at all cost”.
Consequently, it awarded a cost of N200, 000 each, against
Sheriff and Prof. Wale Oladipo who acted as National Secretary of the party under him. The
Judgement of the apex court brought to an end a protracted
leadership crisis that rocked the former ruling party.
More details soon
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