Port Harcourt – The Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has ordered Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff`s led National Executive Committee and National Working Committee from parading themselves as leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP).
The court presided by Justice A. Liman, gave the order following an ex-parte motion filed by the Peoples Democratic Party.
The motion was sworn on behalf of the party by Mr D. Laminkara, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and E. Akwuruoha.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Inspector General of Police, Independent National Electoral Commission and Department of State Security were joined in the motion.
The court ordered Sheriff and Prof. Adewale Oladapo from continuing to hold themselves individually or collectively as chairman or secretary of the party respectively.
The court directed them to stop parading themselves as National Officer or member of the National Executive Committee or National Working Committee as doing so would negate decisions reached at the National Convention on May 21.
It also restrained INEC from according or continuing to accord any recognition to the National Chairman, Secretary and all members of the NEC, NWC who were removed during the convention.
It ordered INEC to recognize the National Caretaker Committee appointed by the Convention as the executive authority of the party to conduct primaries for offices and submission of list of candidates to it.
The court also restrained the Sheriff’s led executive from receiving nominations or submitting names to INEC in any capacity pending the hearing and determination of the motion.
It also ordered the NEC and NWC not to sign any documents in such capacities prior to their removal pending the determination of the motion.
The court fixed hearing on the motion to June 7. (NAN)
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