He said this on Monday while reacting to the judgment of a federal high court in Port Harcourt, which endorsed the party’s May 21 national convention that removed him as chairman.
He told journalists in Abuja that he had instructed his lawyers to appeal the Port Harcourt judgment and to seek a stay of execution of the judgment.
“The court where the judge gave judgment in Abuja last week and the federal high court in Lagos and today’s court in Port Harcourt are all courts of the same competent jurisdiction,” he said.
“Therefore, the orders that we have in Abuja is still subsisting. What it means is that unless a court of appeal decides otherwise, I still remain the national chairman of the PDP.
“Courts that are of the same jurisdiction cannot overrule another court unless it is court of appeal. We disagree with today’s judgment completely.
“We have asked our lawyers immediately to file an appeal and to also ask the same court for stay of execution, because there were three orders before this, which are of the same coordinate jurisdiction.
“Unless and until court of appeal, which is a higher court, makes a pronouncement contrary to what we have, I still remain the chairman.”
In his reaction, Ahmed Makarfi, chairman of the PDP national caretaker committee, called on Sheriff and his followers to accept the judgment and to join the committee in moving the party forward.
“I am indeed happy with the judgement on the one hand but also sad that it had to come to this. For me, there should be no winner or loser in this matter,” he said.
“I am still calling on Sen Ali Modu Sheriff and his followers to join us so that we accommodate one another and indeed all other groups in a just, fair and equitable manner.”
The federal high court sitting in Port Harcourt had ruled that the May 21 national convention that removed Sheriff and constituted the Makarfi-led national caretaker committee was duly constituted.
The court also declared that the dissolution of the national working committee and the national executive committee (NEC) by that convention was valid.
In the judgment, Abdullahi Liman, the judge, declared that the appointment of the caretaker committee to oversee the party’s affairs was legal and in line with the provisions of the PDP constitution.
Liman said that Article 31 (1) of the PDP constitution vested the powers to convene a national convention on the NEC of the party. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Don't waste your time sheriff and co. Your cup is full and you cannot be be in the party again. Go and look for other party. At least your pay master should know you have done your best. They won't ask for their money back. PDP is moving forward better without you.
ReplyDeletePDP is really confused, instead of going to appeal against
ReplyDeletethe ruling obtained by Sheriff, you went to federal high
court PH to obtain your own ruling again knowing fully
well that both court are court of coordinate jurisdiction.
PDP lawyers know that Federal High Court PH cannot
nullify the Ruling of Federal High Court Lagos, Abuja etc.
Why are you all running to federal high court to buy
judgment and no one is ready to go on Appeal against the
ruling obtained by the other.
If Makarafi think that Sheriff is not the authentic chairman
why not go on appeal against the ruling he got from
Federal High Court,why going to PH to obtain your own
ruling knowing fully well that, the both courts has equal
power,why not go to the superior power to prove Sheriff
wrong. PDP should stop disturbing the public with their
confusion. You can easily go to PH to buy judgment true
Wike instead of going to court of Appeal to stop Sheriff.
Keep deceiving yourself, go to Court of Appeal if you are
serious PDP.
Federal High Court can not nullify Judgment of fellow
Federal High Court please.
Cameron the British PM resigned voluntarily after Brexit. These are civilized people. In Nigeria people like Modu Sherif need horsewhipping before they
ReplyDeleteresign. Why are we so different??
With this kind of attitude Oga why should I doubt people who alleges that you are the founder of Book Haram. Haba! Must you stay in PDP by force?
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