Edo State chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Dan Orbih has said that the affirmation of Senator Ali Modu Sheriff as the authentic National Chairman of the party has nothing to do with Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, the candidate of the PDP in the last governorship election in Edo State.
Orbih was responding to speculations in some quarters that since Ali Modu Sheriff is the authentic chairman, Hon. Mathew Iduoriyekemwen may be recognized as the PDP candidate not the Pastor.
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Orbih told NAIJA CENTER NEWS that even though the court order has no negative effect on the party state governorship candidate, it will exhaust all existing judicial avenue to seek final pronouncement.
He said “It has nothing to do with his case. His candidacy has not been challenged either as a pre-election matter or at the election tribunal. Those calling an end to litigation because decision this time around is in favour of Sheriff should not forget there were series of other decision earlier given against him.
“We need a Supreme Court pronouncement to finally put the issue to rest. It is just and legitimate. The party is holding a stake holders meeting to deliberate on the decision. I think the judiciary process is ongoing. We must await the party’s decision. I strongly believe that in the interest of justice, the party should exhaust all existing judiciary avenues to seek final pronouncement on this.”
Meanwhile, the National Working Committee of the PDP has resolved to head to the Supreme Court following the judgement of the Appeal court on Friday last week.
The party under the leadership of Senator Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi believed that Sheriff had joined forces to undermine and take over the party.
PDP said “The Peoples Democratic Party is united, strong, resolute, steadfast and solid under the leadership of the National Caretaker Committee in view of the fact that the Court of Appeal is not the final court on the matter. All members, leaders and organs of the party, including but not limited to the Board of Trustees, the Governor’s forum, the National Assembly Caucus, PDP former Ministers forum, National Vice Chairmen, State Chapters represented by the Conference of State Party Chairmen, Leadership of State Assembly Caucuses and teeming members nationwide, stand resolute that authority to lead the PDP, and indeed any party, solely and exclusively derives from the consent of members at plenary. PDP members freely and clearly expressed themselves on the 21st May 2016 at the Port Harcourt National Convention and we stand by the decision given that the National Convention is the highest decision-making organ of the party.
“We fully endorse the prompt and proactive decision of the National Caretaker Committee to lodge an appeal to the Supreme Court of Nigeria against the decision of the Court of Appeal as well as filing an application for INJUCTION PENDING APPEAL all of which was done in the morning of Monday 20th February 2017.
“We pass a resounding and unqualified vote of confidence in the leadership of the Sen. Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi-led National Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party and pledge our unalloyed support to it as it pilots the affairs of the party in this critical transitional period of the party’s life. To this end, we are not at all deceived by the supposed olive branch being offered by Sen. Ali Modu Sherrif, knowing that the only thing that can come from traitors of his ilk is nothing but a poisoned chalice and a Greek gift.”
The NWC reiterates that the party’s Constitution stipulates the process of democratically electing officers of the party and therefore emphatically rejects any imposition such as those being illegally paraded as officers of the party by Sen. Ali Modu Sherrif.
The party urged stakeholders and leaders of the party to return to their Geopolitical Zones, States, LGA’s and Wards to convene meetings of the party and disseminate the foregoing to members.
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