PDP: Supreme Court sacks senator Ali-Modu Sheriff

The Supreme Court today sacked Senator Ali-Modu sheriff as the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party.

The apex court, in a unanimous decision by a five-man panel of justices, handed leadership of the party to the senator Ahmed Markarfi – led the national working committee of the party.

Justice Bode Rhodes-Vivour who read the lead verdict validates the national convention Peoples Democratic Party held in Port Harcourt on may 21, 2016 where the sheriff led national executive committee was dissolved.

He said the convention was not conducted in disobedience to any court order.

The apex court accused sheriff of engaging in forum shopping saying he displayed infantile desperation to cling to office at all cost.

Consequently, it awarded a cost of 200,000 naira each against Sheriff and Professor Wale Oladipo who acted as national secretary of the party under him.

The judgment of the Apex Court brought to an end a protracted leadership crisis that rocked the former ruling party.