Ignore August 17 PDP Convention, Sheriff Urges Supporters

By Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja

The ousted National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, has asked members of the party to disregard the plans for fresh national convention on August 17.

He has also written to the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to completely ignore a letter by the Senator Ahmed Makarfi-led PDP caretaker committee notifying it of a proposed PDP National Convention.

In a letter dated August 2, 2016, the former governor of Borno state reminded the commission that the Makarfi-led Caretaker Committee is illegal and has no powers under the PDP constitution to convene the party’s National Convention.

The letter which was submitted at INEC on Wednesday pointedly informed the commission that the only body that can call for and ratify activities culminating in a National Convention of PDP is the National Executive Committee (NEC) headed by Senator Ali Modu Sheriff as National Chairman as enshrined in Article 31 (2)(a) of the Constitution of the PDP.

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