PDP Re-states Call for Arrest of Sheriff, Others

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has renewed its call on the Inspector General of Police, to immediately effect the arrest and prosecution of the former National Chairman, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, Hon. Matthew Iduoriyekemwen and others for contempt of court.

While reacting to Friday's ruling of the FCT High Court sitting in Apo, Abuja, which struck out the Motion filed by Sheriff praying that it set aside the Court Judgment that nullified the process that produced him as National Chairman.

"The Party welcomed the development and restated the call by the PDP to the Inspector General of Police, to immediately effect the arrest and prosecution of the former National

Chairman, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, Hon. Matthew Iduoriyekemwen and their co-travelers for Contempt of Court," it said.

In a statement issued yesterday by a member of the PDP National Caretaker Committee, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, the party said that it welcomes the court ruling, adding that it is in consonance with the earlier judgement of the Federal High Court in Port Harcourt on the 4th of July, which ruled that the Senator Ahmed Makarfi-led Caretaker committee as the only authentic and legal Working Committee of the Party.

"In his Judgment delivered on Friday July 8, 2016, Justice Valentine Ashi of the FCT High Court struckout the Motion for lack of merit and abuse of Court Processes.

"For the record, the same Judge, Justice Valentine Ashi on Tuesday, June 28, 2016 delivered a Judgment nullifying the Amendment of Article 47 (6) of the Constitution of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 2014 which Senator Sheriff claimed to have taken effect at the Special National Convention in December of the same year that produced Ali Modu Sheriff's predecessor, Amadu Adamu Muazu; thereby nullifying the appointment of Senator Sheriff by the 68th National Executive Committee