The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it would await the final outcome of court cases in deciding on Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s candidate for the governorship election in Edo.
Nick Dazang, Deputy Director, Voter Education and Publicity, INEC, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja.
The two factions of PDP led by National Caretaker Committee Chairman, Ahmed Markafi and disputed National Chairman of the party, Ali Modu Sheriff, conducted separate primaries to pick candidate.
The Makarfi’s group, supported by all organs of the party, including the Governors’ Forum and the Board of Trustees, conducted its primary on June 20 in Benin and elected Osagie Ize-Iyamu as candidate.
On June 29, in another primary also in Benin, but was not supervised by INEC as required by the Electoral Act, Sheriff’s faction picked Matthew Iduoriyekwemwen as the party’s candidate for the Sept. 10 election.
Insisting on final pronouncement of the court of the issue, mR. Dazang said, “as at now we have not received the certified true copy of the July 4 judgment of a Federal high Court, Port Harcourt, on the matter.
“We are waiting for that judgment and other judgments so that we can study them.
“The commission, after studying the judgment and the advice from its lawyers, will then take a position, but we are still waiting for the last judgment which was the one on July 4.
“It will be like from next week by the time we receive them and when the commission sits, a position will be taken.
“It is when the commission has done that that it will then decide on any faction or candidate it is going to accept.’’
Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja had on June 30, affirmed Mr. Sheriff as the PDP National Chairman and ordered INEC to recognise any candidate presented by him.
But, a Federal High Court in Port Harcourt on July 4 held that the May 21 national convention that removed Sheriff as chairman and constituted the National Caretaker Committee was duly constituted.
The court also declared that the dissolution of the National Working Committee and the National Executive Committee by that convention was valid.
In the judgment, Justice Abdullahi Liman, declared that the appointment of the caretaker committee to oversee the party’s affairs was legal and in line with the provisions of PDP Constitution.
(NAN)


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PDP has a long way to go with their crisis. MAKARFI group had been bragging INEC observed their primaries hence they are the authentic PDP.

Even if PDP resolved their internal wrangling and impasse today it will surely affect their political fortune in both Edo and Ondo states.

I don't just see them perform miracles to win Edo or better still Ondo with all these uncertainty and infighting....!!

Lets wait and see, then...

masterpiece86:
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u r so busted

This Justice Okon Abang is APC certified. The same man that declared Sheriff authentic is the same man that ruled in Abia Governor Akpeazu tax clearance. Instead of him to hear from the accused, he quickly made judgement without hearing the accuse.

He is planted there by Buhari, APC and Co.

NextGovernor:
This Justice Okon Abang is APC certified. The same man that ruled in Abia Governor Akpeazu tax clearance. Instead of him to hear from the accused, he quickly made judgement without hearing the accuse. He is planted there by Buhari and Co.

lol, I wonder what you would have said of his name had been Justice Muhammed Daura.

Make INEC no do ojoro

They are changing tunes, hope they have not collected money and pressure from Presidency

Ize IYAMU is the candidate

Let Edo decide

NextGovernor:
This Justice Okon Abang is APC certified. The same man that declared Sheriff authentic is the same man that ruled in Abia Governor Akpeazu tax clearance. Instead of him to hear from the accused, he quickly made judgement without hearing the accuse.

He is planted there by Buhari, APC and Co.

Who planted the judge that gave judgement in favour of Markafi? Anyway everyone is entitle to his opinion. Hiwever, we should stop been sentimental about APC and PDP palava. These people are the same, only thinking about their interest and in Nigeria politics, no permanet friend but permanent interest. Bode George and Doyin Okupe were warning the PDP governors while they were supporting this same Sheriff. To me as a concern Nigeria, we really need opposition in this country, so PDP should put their house in other

CACAWA:
lol, I wonder what you would have said of his name had been Justice Muhammed Daura.

lol. Or Justice Abubakar Rufai.

I want PDP to die of confusion, but the implication will be grave for the country at large, democracy thrive when you have a good opposition, and for now, we have none other than PDP, the crisis rocking the party is not good for our country's democracy. I hope they will put there house in order, we can't afford to have a one party state.

INEC and inconclusiveness are inseparable.A court judgement was made in portharcourt and you didn't get the ruling of the court .But you honour and witness the primary of Markafi camp but refused to witness the primary of Sheriff.However ,you are confused and undecided on whose camp to accept their candidates after several court rulings nullifying sheriff chairmanship and upheld Markafi's own.
Let this not be what am thinking.If this INEC is awaiting order from above.

masterpiece86:

Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja had on June 30, affirmed Mr. Sheriff as the PDP National Chairman.html

this Justice Okon Abang again? Make PDP go beg dis man with schnapps ooo. He is really out for them.

Very wrong headline with different body

Makarfi and Sherrif, do I even have any business with these names? abeg the should go and die just like there dead party.

PDP and confusion are like;

I am happy southern Nigeria are gradually installing boko haram sponsor as leader. Atleast later in the years they will undstnd what is CHANGE

we ll see abt that

May God confuse and scatter your enemies like PDP in NNigeria, IJN, Amen.

This judge should be call to order on his sentimental approach to issue

But they can hurriedly issue certificate of return to Ogah... Controversial n Inconclusive ppl.

NextGovernor:
This Justice Okon Abang is APC certified. The same man that declared Sheriff authentic is the same man that ruled in Abia Governor Akpeazu tax clearance. Instead of him to hear from the accused, he quickly made judgement without hearing the accuse.

He is planted there by Buhari, APC and Co.

you mean ikpeazu was not represented by a lawyer in court and the Judge gave a judgment? hmmmmm i see, wandaful.

It appears PDP cannot stop its self-propelled descent into abyss. I have enough challenge, like any average Nigerian, to cry over a terminally ill body. I can only empathise with my brethren, the wailesr for their impending bereavement.

tunderay:
I want PDP to die of confusion, but the implication will be grave for the country at large, democracy thrive when you have a good opposition, and for now, we have none other than PDP, the crisis rocking the party is not good for our country's democracy. I hope they will put there house in order, we can't afford to have a one party state.

Are other political parties sleeping?

bender79:
Are other political parties sleeping?

it seems so my brother, and I know funding is one of the problems holding them down, if not a party like KOWA that have a good showing in the last election can have a shot. But it will not to be especially now that we practise monitised politics, and party like APGA is contended with Anambra only. So PDP is still the only party that can tackle the ruling party , afterall they can still print posters , Bubu have not yet finished his degoatification process on them.

Justics Abang AKA APC mole in the Judiciary.

CACAWA:
lol, I wonder what you would have said of his name had been Justice Muhammed Daura.

I tell you bro.. Some people

CACAWA:
lol, I wonder what you would have said of his name had been Justice Muhammed Daura.

Well I don't blame u, I blame the ones from d south that av been brainwashed by this devilish party cc. Ameachi, Rochas, sylva, Umana,Ngige just for their selfish reasons.
They don't know that eventually, they will go against dem. Go back to history, anybody that did business with this guy's; the moment u go against their plea, they will jail, maim or even kill you. Ask Abiola, ask ojukwu, ask Ken saro wiwa, ask adaka Boro, ask nnamdi azikiwe, ask obasanjo, ask Alex ekweme, ask the yoruba elites that were killed. The moment Ocholi went against dem just once. They gave him a bad car which took his life. Not surprised they want ffk, fayose and GEJ dead.
All these justice abang and kachikwu are small meats for dem.

FFK knows a lot about these guys from futa jalon(core fulanis)



But God will intervene on these ones behalf.
But in d future, we will surely overcome.

Guyz have noticed Judge Okon Abang is highly controversial !!!! abi na APC tool....e go be Ooo.....

Pavarottii:

Well I don't blame u, I blame the ones from d south that av been brainwashed by this devilish party cc. Ameachi, Rochas, sylva, Umana,Ngige just for their selfish reasons.
They don't know that eventually, they will go against dem. Go back to history, anybody that did business with this guy's; the moment u go against their plea, they will jail, maim or even kill you. Ask Abiola, ask ojukwu, ask Ken saro wiwa, ask adaka Boro, ask nnamdi azikiwe, ask obasanjo, ask Alex ekweme, ask the yoruba elites that were killed. The moment Ocholi went against dem just once. They gave him a bad car which took his life. Not surprised they want ffk, fayose and GEJ dead.
All these justice abang and kachikwu are small meats for dem.

FFK knows a lot about these guys from futa jalon(core fulanis)



But God will intervene on these ones behalf.
But in d future, we will surely overcome.

Guy reading your post is like listening to my 2 yr old daughter talk about her bicycle. With due respect sir, you are too shallow.

Ok

There's a pattern with the courts in Nigeria lately, State govs use the high courts in their states to get counter judgements against rulings from abj high courts. Funny enough these courts are of equal jurisdiction. one would have thought that they will approach a higher court to counter unfavourable rulings.

SANs in the house pls throw more light on this.

Hmmmmmmmmm, dangerous trend....