BREAKING NEWS: MODU SHERIFF SACKED AS PDP NATIONAL CHAIRMAN

The nation's Apex Court, The Supreme Court has on Wednesday, ruled against Senator Ali Modu Sheriff Senator as the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP after months abated breath by followers of the opposition party.


In an unanimous decision by a five-man panel of Justices, the apex court handed leadership of the party to the Senator Ahmed Markafi-led National Working Committee, NWC, of the party.

Reading the lead verdict to validate the ruling, Justice Bode Rhodes-Vivour stated that the  National Convention PDP held in Port Harcourt on May 21, 2016, where the Sheriff led National Executive Committee, NEC, was dissolved.

Justice Rhodes-Vivour 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.

With this Judgement of the apex court, it has finally brought to an end a protracted leadership crisis that rocked the People's Democratic Party, PDP.

More details soon.
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