{"id":57820,"date":"2017-05-22T16:46:27","date_gmt":"2017-05-22T15:46:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=57820"},"modified":"2017-05-23T04:46:47","modified_gmt":"2017-05-23T03:46:47","slug":"pdp-leadership-tussle-supreme-court-reserves-judgment-makarfi-wins-right-appeal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/pdp-leadership-tussle-supreme-court-reserves-judgment-makarfi-wins-right-appeal\/","title":{"rendered":"PDP Leadership Tussle: Supreme Court Reserves Judgment, Makarfi Wins Right of Appeal"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Supreme Court on Monday<\/span><\/span> reserved judgment on appeal challenging the affirmation of Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff as National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).<\/p>\n

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, who presided, reserved the judgment after counsel to parties adopted their written addresses.<\/p>\n

Sen. Ahmed Makarfi-led Caretaker Committee of the party had on March 16<\/span><\/span>, filed the appeal against Sheriff\u2019s position.<\/p>\n

The Court of Appeal in Port Harcourt on Feb. 27<\/span><\/span> declared Sheriff as the legitimate national chairman of the party.<\/p>\n

Earlier, the five- panel of justices dismissed the application filed by Sheriff to stop the apex court from hearing Makarfi\u2019s appeal.<\/p>\n

At the resumed hearing, Chief Akin Olujimi (SAN), counsel to Sheriff argued that Makarfi\u2019s appeal was an abuse of court process.<\/p>\n

According to him, Makarfi fails to seek the leave of court before filing the application.<\/p>\n

Olujimi also submitted that the Makarfi\u2019s faction seized to be recognised following the court of appeal\u2019s judgment.<\/p>\n

He said his client, who was the legitimate national chairman of the party had not authorised anybody to file the appeal on behalf of the party.<\/p>\n

In the light of the arguments, Olujimi prayed the court to dismiss the appeal forthwith.<\/p>\n

Chief Wole Olanikpekun (SAN), however, prayed the court to disregard the argument advanced by Sheriff\u2019s counsel, adding that the submissions were baseless.<\/p>\n

In his ruling, the CJN held that all valid appeals before the court on the matter must be heard.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe rules mandate the appeals to be filed within three months<\/span><\/span> in this court after the appeal court judgment.<\/p>\n

\u201c The application in question was so filed within the period and as such is deemed filed,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n

The dismissal of Sheriff\u2019s application by the court paved the way for the adoption of the written addresses by counsel to parties.<\/p>\n

Counsel to Makarfi in adopting his client\u2019s address argued that the lower court erred in law to have affirmed Sheriff as the national chairman of the party.<\/p>\n

He said that Sheriff was not elected at convention of the party, but was nominated to act as the chairman of the party within a specified period.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy Lord, it is known to all party members including Sheriff that his tenure to act had long expired before Makarfi was made to head the caretaker committee to oversee the workings of the party.<\/p>\n

\u201cI therefore pray the court to re-write this wrong precedence set by the Court of Appeal in Port Harcourt and upturn the decision.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe election of officers of political parties is strictly the prerogatives of the political parties and not that of the court,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n

On his part, counsel to Sheriff urged the court to discountenance Olanipekun\u2019s submission, adding that Sheriff was duly made the acting chairman of the party.<\/p>\n

He argued that the party\u2019s convention that had the power to elect a new chairman and other officers of the party in Port Harcourt never held as planned.<\/p>\n

Olujimi further said the decision of the lower court was apt as no official step within the party machinery had removed Sheriff from office.<\/p>\n

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