The reinstatement of Senator Ali Modu Sheriff as the National Chariman of Peoples Democratic Party PDP on Friday, by the Court of Appeal in Port Harcourt, River State did not go down well with the PDP Governors’ Forum thereby labelling the outcome as a rape on the Nation's democracy.
The Chairman of the forum and the current Ekiti State governor, Dr. Ayodele Fayose while speaking to newsmen in Abuja yesterday, gave a a glimpse that the Party would be heading for the Supreme Court to challenge the judgment.
Fayose described the Judgment as an action against the wish of the people said, “If the people truly symbolizes what a party is, then the machinations of our detractors and the anti-democratic organs will not prevail at last.”
He said, ”we commend the minority judgment of the lower court and we believe the truth will prevail.
“Thank God we have another opportunity to seek justice at the Supreme Court, which I believe will not be delayed or denied.
“The party will appeal the judgement as we believe in the ability of the judiciary to do justice,however we plead with our members ,leaders and supporters to calm down as we keep hope alive.
“If this is a price to pay, to keep our democracy alive and opposition strengthened, we are prepared to go the whole hug.
“The party organs will meet shortly to take concrete steps and decisions on the way forward”.
Governor Fayose also confirmed that the Federal Ministry of Finance has reversed itself over N1billion Budget support Facility for January this year meant for the State earlier seized by the Federal Government as a letter to this effect had been transmitted to the state on Thursday.
On this note, Governor Fayose told news men that the State had received an official Communication from the Federal Ministry of Finance releasing the State allocation which was earlier seized for just no cause.
”I don’t want to join issues with anybody on the allocation,it is a statutory allocation for all the States, I can confirm to you here that by Tuesday next week, I will get the bank alert for the money, an official communication on the release was passed to me just yesterday(Thursday)," according to him.
Concerning the Court of Appeal judgment on the PDP leadership Crisis, Chairman, Board of Trustee BoT of the Party, Senator Walid Jibrin said, the party is currently working on a way out of this trouble by consulting various organs of the party and will definitely come out with a statement on the judgement by Tuesday, next week.
He stated: ”This judgment is not a threat but rather it is going to put us together. I appeal strongly to every member of PDP to remain calm, not to panic, not to move to any other party as all efforts are on to ensure that PDP remains strong.
“Those who are crying today will laugh; those who are disturbed and worried will smile."
He gave an assurance that the issue would be resolved by the party itself.
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