The Appeal Court sitting in Port Harcourt is due to deliver its judgment tomorrow, which will lay the lingering Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national leadership tussle, to rest. The tussle is between two factions, led by former Kaduna state governor, Ahmed Makarfi and former Borno State governor, Ali Modu Sheriff to rest.
As the Appeal court sets to deliver judgment tomorrow, Friday, February 17, 2019, there is tension as to which of the warring factions the ruling would favour.
Two separate Federal High Courts in Abuja and Port- Harcourt of the same coordinate jurisdiction had given conflicting judgments regarding who the authentic chairman of the party is. While Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court Abuja ruled that Sheriff was the authentic national chairman, the Federal High Court in Port -Harcourt ruled that Makarfi was the rightful chairman.
But in December 16, 2016, the Appeal Court in Abuja adjourned indefinitely a separate hearing in the leadership tussle. It did it to await the outcome of a related case pending before the Port-Harcourt Division of the Court. The adjournment was sequel to a motion filed by the Sheriff faction which urged it to temporarily hands off the suit filed by the Makarfi faction.
