Metuh Distances Self From Sheriff’s Court Action Seeking To Stop PDP’s National Convention

Chief Olisa Metuh, former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, National Publicity Secretary, has distanced himself from a legal action aimed at preventing the party from conducting its national convention scheduled for August 17.

Sen Ali Modu Sheriff, the factional Chairman of the PDP,  alongside Chief Olisa Metuh and other principal officers of the party, had reportedly instituted a legal proceedings at the Federal High Court, Abuja seeking to stop the convention from taking place, leading to Justice Abang sacking the party’s Caretaker Committee, led by Sen Ahmed Makarfi.

Members of the Sheriff’s faction that filed the interlocutory suit before the Justice Okon Abang court include: the National Publicity Secretary of the party Olisah Metu, Wale Oladapo (National Secretary), Dennis Alonge-Niyi (Deputy National Youth Leader), Alhaji Bashir Maidugu (Deputy National Legal Adviser), Mrs. Hanatu Ulam (Deputy National Women Leader), Alhaji Lawa Dutsima Anchi (Deputy National Auditor), and Chief Okey Nnadozie (Deputy National Organising Secretary.

Metuh, who is currently facing charges for allegedly receiving the sum of N400m from former National Security Adviser, Col Sambo Dasuki(rtd),.

The former National Publicity Secretary in a statement issued yesterday however debunked reports that he is one of the plaintiffs, stressing that he should be left out of intra-party crisis and be allowed to nurse his health.

Speaking through his aide, Mr. Richard Ihediwa, Metuh said he never instructed anyone to file any such suit on his behalf.

The statement reads, “For the avoidance of doubt, Metuh has taken the pains to consult those that went to court and has been reliably informed that his name was listed in error and which they have promised to rectify accordingly.

“It is pertinent to mention that Metuh has not attended any political meeting and/or programme since his chair accident at a function at the party’s national secretariat (of the PDP ) in April wherein he aggravated his spinal cord ailment.

“Our appeal to all and sundry therefore is that Metuh at this time should be left out of intra-party controversies. His only preoccupation now remains matters concerning his health and the extant court trial.”

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Court Sacks Markafi, Affirms Sheriff As PDP National Chairman

Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court in Abuja in a ruling yesterday, sacked the Senator Ahmed Makarfi-led Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) thereby dragging the party into more crisis.

The court held that every action the Committee had taken since it emerged through a convention the party purportedly held in Port Harcourt on May 21, amounted to a nullity.

“Parties have an uncompromising duty to obey court order until it is set aside. The Lagos Division made orders on May 12 and 20, forbidding the PDP from removing the Sheriff-led Caretaker Committee. That order is still subsisting.

“Having regard to the order of the court, PDP had no lawful authority to hold the convention that led to the emergence of the Markafi-led Committee.

“The convention was unlawfully held and the Caretaker Committee was unlawfully and illegally appointed and could not take any legal decision for the PDP in view of the subsisting order of the Lagos Division of this court.

“Consequently, any action taken by the Markafi-led Committee, including the purported mandate for legal representation in this matter is hereby declared illegal.

“If the Markafi-led Caretaker Committee, as apostles of impunity, missed their way to the Port Harcourt division of this court, that court could not have conveniently assumed jurisdiction to set aside the earlier decision of the Lagos Division.

“I hold that the Port Harcourt division of this court cannot make an order to neutralise the potency of the Lagos Division of this court dated 12 and 20 May“.

He warned politicians not to cause disaffection among judges of the High Court, saying “the culture of impunity must stop in this country”.

“Ali Modu Sheriff is the National Chairman of the PDP. Any decision not taken by the Sheriff-led Committee is not binding on the PDP”.

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