Embattled former National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff has declared the Governorship Primaries in Edo State as illegal.
In a letter addressed to the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission signed by the National Chairman and the National Secretary, Prof. Wale Oladipo, Sheriff described the primary election as a contraption of an illegal care-taker Committee and has urged members nationwide especially in Edo State to disregard it.
The Party through the letter urged INEC not to give legitimacy to what happened in Edo and said that the party is going to conduct a proper primary in the state.
In another statement, the party released a scheduled congress in Edo State to start from June 23rd-June 29th with the inauguration of Congress Committee scheduled for Thursday.
He warned state Chairmen and officers of the party to desist from meeting or having anything with the illegal Caretaker committee and warned that anybody dealing with them is on his own.
Sheriff also announced the appointment of some deputy national Officers as members of the National Working Committee in acting capacity.
The party said that it is acting in pursuance to a resignation of five (5) members of NWC and in accordance with the provisions of sections 39(2), 42 (2), 43 (2), 44 (2) and 47 (6) of the Constitution of the party 2012 as amended.
The newly appointed officers are: Mr. Okey Nnadozie – Acting National Organizing Secretary, Mr. Alonge-Niyi Dennis –Acting National Youth Leader, Mrs. Hannatu Ullam –Acting National Women Leader and Barrister Bashir Maidugu –Acting National Legal Adviser. The appointment, he said is with immediate effect.
