An Abuja High Court has removed Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, the factional Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party.
The presiding judge, Valentine Ashi declared as “null and void” the process that
produced a former Borno State governor, Ali Modu Sheriff, as chairman of
the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
He also faulted the amended PDP Constitution in
2014, which led to the emergence of Mr. Sheriff as the party’s chairman,
after the resignation of former Bauchi State governor, Adamu Muazu.
The amendment had zoned the office of the national chairman of the party to the North-East.
In his ruling on Wednesday, Mr. Ashi said the amendment was a
violation of the Electoral Act and described the actions of the PDP
leaders who partook in the amendment as illegal.
Mr. Sheriff has been locked in a battle with Ahmed Makarfi, a former
governor of Kaduna State, for the chairmanship position of the party.
Mr. Makarfi was appointed chairman of a caretaker committee, backed by state governors and national lawmakers.
Mr. Sheriff had won more support in recent days, and had rejected Edo
State governorship election primaries conducted by the Makarfi-faction.
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