Deriving from all the above and to stop further slide of unconstitutionality, confusion and wide spread disenchantment of PDP members nationwide, it is hereby resolved that this summit shall set up a steering committee to manage the affairs of PDP and ultimately with our respected members of the BoT who have the conscience of the party until such a time that the proper lawfully organized National Convention of the party where a new
authentic leadership of the party will be duly elected in accordance to the provision of our party constitution and guidelines.
The apex court's verdict sacked Sheriff as the chairman of the party and affirmed the Makarfi's Caretaker Committee as
the authentic leadership of the party.
The Eddy Olafeso - led faction of the party in the zone had appealed a November 8 ruling by the Federal High Court, Ado - Ekiti, which declared the Ogundipe - led executive as
the authentic leadership of the party in the zone and forbade the Olafeso - led group from parading itself as members of the South West zonal exco and from participating in the forthcoming national convention as representatives of the zonal exco.
Not exact matches
Their retinue
of lawyers, led by Mr. Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), who filed the court processes on their behalf, argued that since the Court
of Appeal, in its February 17, 2017 judgment, declared the Sheriff - led National Working Committee as the
authentic leadership organ
of the PDP, the Makarfi - led committee could no longer pursue an appeal in the name
of the
party.
It was however gathered that the two factions
of the PDP, especially the Senator Ahmed Makarfi - led National Caretaker Committee, were waiting for the outcome
of the ongoing factions legal battle to determine the
authentic leadership of the former ruling
party.
The Supreme Court, in a unanimous judgment, declared Makarfi as the
authentic chairman
of the
party to put an end to the
leadership crisis in the
party.
She recalled that the recent Supreme Court judgement, which recognised the then Caretaker Committee led by Senator Ahmed Makarfi as the
authentic leadership of the PDP, laid to rest any claim
of divisions in the
party.
Following the ruling
of the Supreme Court, which declared Senator Ahmed Makarfi - led National Caretaker Committee as the
authentic leadership of the PDP, the
party initiated reconciliation moves to bring peace back into the PDP.
Reacting to the development, factional chairman, Haddy Ametuo, who was recently confirmed by the national
leadership of the APC as the
authentic state chairman
of the
party, accused Governor Bello
of disregarding the
party's decision and trying to politicise the
party.