The Court of Appeal sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Friday<\/p>\n
declared Senator Ali Modu Sheriff as authentic chairman of the Peoples
\nDemocratic Party (PDP).<\/p>\n
A three-man panel of the appellate court delivered the verdict on the
\nleadership tussle rocking the party.<\/p>\n
Sheriff and former Governor of Kaduna State, Ahmed Makarffi, are both
\nlaying claim to the party chairmanship position.<\/p>\n
Makarfi was appointed the chairman of the PDP National Caretaker Committee
\nat last year\u2019s botched national convention of the party held in Port
\nHarcourt.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the counsel to Sheriff\u2019s faction of the PDP, Prince Ajibola
\nOloyede, has described the appellate court verdict as \u201call round victory
\nfor justice and truth.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOne can only hope that the PDP will take this as a clean slate to rebuild
\na party that can stand the test of time,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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