Confusion rocks PDP as governors insist party’s convention must hold in Port Harcourt

– Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state, chairman of the the national convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) insists the party’s convention billed for Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers state on Friday, May 20 will still go ahead as planned.

– It was reported earlier that crisis is brewing in Nigeria’s main opposition party, PDP, ahead of its planned national convention holding in Port Harcourt

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national chairman, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff

Governor Wike, in the company of governors Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia state, Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom, Dave Umahi, Ebonyi state and former governor of Akwa Ibom and current Minority leader of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, while addressing newsmen said the PDP was quick to make the decision barring any court ruling which may stop the national convention.

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In the words of the Rivers state governor, he said:

“Assuming though not conceding that there was a court order that there should not be election for the chairmanship position, the man that you said went to court (acting national Chairman of the party) is participating in the election.

“It tells you he did not file any court process. We will do the election and know the next step to take. Since the chairman of the party they said went to court for an order that there should not be election is participating in the election what are we saying. Then when a party takes timeous step , that party cant be said to be disobeying court order. We filed a motion for stay of execution and filed an appeal.”

Wike explained that the party got a court injunction regarding any court ruling that could challenge the ‘locus standi’ of the party’s convention, as the PDP also got an appeal regarding the same election.

The governor added that the prompt action taken by the PDP revealed that the party upholds the rule of law, with its resolve to move on with the national convention, concluding that due to the legality of the party’s convention, 12 governors of the party were already in Port Harcourt because of the election.

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