POLITICS: TENSION IN PDP RISES AS SHERIFF TAKES OVER PDP HEADQUARTERS.

Alhaji Ali Modu Sheriff the ousted National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Monday returned to the national secretariat of the party to resume official duties.

Sheriff stormed the party’s office in company of the erstwhile National Secretary of the party, Prof. Wale Oladipo, ousted National Auditor, Alhaji Adewole Adeyanju and a former presidential aide, Ahmed Gulak, among other supporters.

When the party chiefs attempted to enter the building as early as 9:00am, they were blocked by policemen manning the gate, apparently on the orders of the Ahmed Makarfi -led caretaker committee.

Unperturbed by their actions, Sheriff went to confer with the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase, at the Force Headquarters and got permission to be allowed into the building. 

Briefing journalists on arrival at the secretariat, Sheriff said his tenure as chairman remained valid till December 2018, dismissing the caretaker committee as an illegally constituted body.

“After due consultations with serious minded stakeholders of the party and my lawyers, against the background that I have remained committed to lawful procedures, I have come, fully armed with all the necessary court orders to resume as national chairman, as directed by a court of competent jurisdiction.” He said.

Also speaking, the ousted chairman said, “As we settle down to move the party forward, we wish to call on all party members within and outside the country to come around so that we can together reposition the PDP for future challenges.”

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