Ali Modu Sherrif Heads To Federal High Court Insists He Remains PDP Chair, Labels Caretaker Committee “Usurpers” & “Contraption”

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The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has taken a new turn as Senator Ali Modu Sheriff has told the Federal High Court in Port Harcourt that he remains the party’s chairman.

He described the “caretaker committee” headed by Senator Ahmed Makarfi as a group of “usurpers” and a “contraption” that was set up in defiance of valid court orders.
According to certified court processes made available to journalists in Lagos through his lawyer, Ajibola Oluyede, Sheriff is praying the court to hold that only he can preside over a convention or meeting where party leaders could be chosen.

PDP sued Sheriff, Prof. Adewale Oladipo (who was PDP National Secretary), the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) and the Department of State Services (DSS) before Justice I. Liman.

The judge had restrained Sherriff and Oladipo from parading themselves as the chairman, Secretary or members of the National Executive Committee or National Working Committee (NWC) of the PDP until the suit is determined.

But, Sheriff and Oladipo, in a motion on notice dated May 27, said those who sued them in PDP’s name lack “the authority and locus” to institute the suit on the party’s behalf.
They are also praying the court to discharge the ex-parte order restraining them from holding their office.

According to them, Justice Liman made the order on May 24, which is 12 days after Justice Ibrahim Buba of the court’s Lagos Division had restrained the party from conducting elections into offices of national chairman, national secretary and national auditor.

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