Ousted National Chairman of
the Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP), Senator Ali Modu
Sheriff, has vowed to submit
the name of Matthew
Idurioyekemwen to the
Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC),
as the gubernatorial
candidate of the party in Edo
State.
Sheriff’s parallel congress
produced Idurioyekemwen as
the flag bearer of the party.
Idurioyekemwen had lost to
Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu at
the primaries conducted by
the PDP National Caretaker
Committee.
Speaking on Tuesday when
he presented certificate of
return to Iduoriyekwemwen
in Abuja, Sheriff said he was
backed by Justice Okon
Abang of Federal High Court
in Abuja, which ordered the
electoral body to accept
nomination for the September
10 election from his faction of
the PDP.
His words: “It is clear from
Abuja High Court that INEC is
obliged to accept the
candidate we are to present.
“You know ideally, most of
our officials have travelled
for Sallah. We need to do
this because, the first
working day, we are going to
submit our candidate’s form
to INEC.
“I have to stay behind to do
some of the things so as to
ensure that the forms are
submitted after the Sallah
break,” Sheriff stated.