BEVERLY HILLS, June 25, (THEWILL) – The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Ali Modu-Sheriff led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suspended the executive committee of the party in Edo State over what it described as irregularities in the last state congress of the party in the state.
The statement signed by Modu-Sheriff and Wale Oladapo, the faction’s national secretary, also appointed a caretaker committee for the state.
However, in a separate statement by the Senator Ahmed Makarfi led Caretaker Committee of the party, the committee said Modu-Sheriff and members of his NWC have since been removed from office and have no such powers to suspend anyone.
The statement, signed by the Head of Publicity of the Caretaker Committee, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, read: “The attention of the Care-Taker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party has been drawn to press statement issued by Senator Ali Modu Sheriff and Professor Wale Oladipo purporting to suspend the Edo State Executive Committee of the Party.
“The general public, in particular leadership and members of the PDP in Edo State are advised to ignore the statement as it is completely with neither basis nor authority. Procedures for taking such far-reaching decisions are prescribed in the constitution of the party, so is the organs so empowered to take it.
“It is no longer news that the Ali Modu Sheriff led National Working Committee and indeed all national officers were removed by the Party’s Convention, which is the highest decision making organ of the Party. Senator Sheriff and his cohorts therefore lack the locus to take any decision on behalf of the Party”.
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