A federal high court in Abuja has granted the application filed by the Ali Modu Sheriff faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to stop the convention scheduled to be organised on August 19 by the Ahmed Makarfi caretaker committee.

The plaintiffs are Sheriff; Wale Oladapo, national secretary; Dennis Alonge-Niyi, deputy national youth leader; Bashir Maidugu, deputy national legal adviser; Hanatu Ulam, deputy national women leader; Lawal Dutsima, Anchi deputy national auditor; Okey Nnadozie, deputy national organising secretary and Olisa Metuh, national publicity secretary.

Ferdinand Obi, counsel to the Ahmed Makarfi faction of party, challenged the court that it did not have jurisdiction to hear the motion seeking to stop the convention from holding. He further sought to disqualify Okon Abang, the judge.

He argued that Bashir Maidugu, the erstwhile deputy national legal adviser of the PDP, could not be plaintiff and a second defendant in the same suit.

Obi also told the court that a federal high court in Port Harcourt recognises him as the counsel representing the PDP.

He urged the court to recognise his appearance for the PDP based on a judgement by a high court in Port Harcourt.

In opposition to Obi’s submission, Akintola counsel to the Ali Modu Sheriff faction referred the court to a ruling of June 30, which recognised him as the lawyer representing the PDP.

“In one breath, he wants your lordship disqualified from the proceedings and in another breath he is challenging the jurisdiction,” he said.

According to him, the motion to disqualify the judge did not exist as they have only been served with the application to disqualify the court.

Falokun, counsel to the plaintiffs explained that the judgement from the Port Harcourt cannot override a judgement that has already recognised him as the representative of the PDP.

In his ruling, Abang held that the caretaker committee was “illegal” based on the the Ikeja division of the federal high court and cannot take decisions on behalf of the PDP.

While dismissing Ferdinand’s applications, he said the counsel to Makarfi would not recognised as a representation of the PDP.

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These people no dey taya!?

INCONSEQUENTIAL JUDGEMENT.THE CONVENTION WILL GO AHEAD IN COM=NFORMITY WITH THE FHC PORTHARCOURT'S JUDGEMNET

When the stateman, Obasanjo was tearing the party ticket, they were all shouting "to hell with him". Who is it helling with naw?

But what is Jonathan doing on the tussle happening in the party?

cktheluckyman:
INCONSEQUENTIAL JUDGEMENT.THE CONVENTION WILL GO AHEAD IN COM=NFORMITY WITH THE FHC PORTHARCOURT'S JUDGEMNET

yeah, because PH na where the APEX COURT dey...

Abi no be so?

fuji house of commotion, his first son name na PDP

PDP sha...

Which Judge gave this ruling?

Yes> you guessed it, Okon Abang the world renown APC judge, posted to Abuja in January specifically for issues like these.

Anytime APC or aggrieved PDP members have a case they usually take it to Okon Abang.

Metuh ran to Abang knowing the open disgust she always display towards PDP
She ruled against Metuh (even though it was proven they were classmates)
She ruled against Ikpeazu
She ruled against Badeh
The list is endless.

Yawa dey oo..

Sherrif is the personification of a fish bone in the throat of a glutton.

The desperate PDP that needed Sherrif to be Chairman is the glutton of my illustration.

ok

StOla:
Sherrif is the personification of a fish bone in the throat of a glutton.

The desperate PDP that needed Sherrif to be Chairman is the glutton of my illustration.

When PDP could not pay staff, where is Makarfi?

When PDP is looking for a rescue mission, where is MAKARFI?

After spending and investing all his money, they want to use him and dump him. NO NO NO! Sheriff tii take over.

Tolexander:
When the stateman, Obasanjo was tearing the party ticket, they were all shouting "to hell with him". Who is it helling with naw?

But what is Jonathan doing on the tussle happening in the party?

Jonathan has not shown that leadership quality to take over the party. He should have waged into PDP crisis long before now.

This People are just not serious ... when you can't put your party structures in order, how will you govern a local government not to talk of country
They are just busy with legal tussle.. can this judgement also mean that PDP has not candidate for EDO gubernatorial election

Well, APC are not there yet, we expect more from them...but the fact is PDP is yet to be a match for them...Nigerians we really need revolution.

PDP has become a laughing stock and until they face the reality that a house in disarray is not entitle to run a local government talk more of a country then they better wake up as these internal squabbles is just a child's play of so many that will come in the future

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Long live justice Abang. Long live Sheriff. Long live a new conservative revolutionary PDP. No to Atiku, No to Dokpesi, No to Bode George, No to hungry greedy PDP youth directocrazete. Yes to Conservatism, Yes to Transformation. Bode George and Dokpesi for firing squad.

DONSMITH123:

Jonathan has not shown that leadership quality to take over the party. He should have waged into PDP crisis long before now.

So Jonathan is still ineffectual

iflywithbuhari:
Long live justice Abang. Long live Sheriff. Long live a new conservative revolutionary PDP. No to Atiku, No to Dokpesi, No to Bode George, No to hungry greedy PDP youth directocrazete. Yes to Conservatism, Yes to Transformation. Bode George and Dokpesi for firing squad.

TonyeBacanister will not like this o

Abang again pdp should go and beg him ,if not!!! ?

Trouble dy sleep, yanga go wake am
Sheriff has become bone to pdp throat

We Igbos support the PDP National Chairmanship of Senator Ali Modu Sheriff

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Shefiff!

sheriff just gave markafi and his followers another upper cut can PDP survive this?

RIP to PDP. #IStandWithSheriff.

the way Ipob(PDP) party is changing chairmanship from one Fulani to the other,you would think Nnamdi Kanu is a herdsman.

i really don't understand what is going on with Nigeria judiciary ooo. how can 2 federal high court gives different judgment on the same matter. one sitting in port Harcourt and the other in Abuja. something is fishy.

Hagm0nd:
the way Ipob(PDP) party is changing chairmanship from one Fulani to the other,you would think Nnamdi Kanu is a herdsman.

TKO

DONSMITH123:



Jonathan has not shown that leadership quality to take over the party. He should have waged into PDP crisis long before now.

Maybe people don't know, GEJ did not have anything to gain been a member of PDP anymore, he has attained the pinacle of position in the country. He will just be laughing at the background as events unfold.

Hagm0nd:
the way Ipob(PDP) party is changing chairmanship from one Fulani to the other,you would think Nnamdi Kanu is a herdsman.

Chei!!