Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja has asked the Peoples Democratic Party to suspend its National Convention fixed for Wednesday.
The National Convention is scheduled to hold in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
Abang gave the ruling for the suspension of the convention in the suit filed to determine who is the authentic National Chairman of the party between Senator Ali Modu Sheriff and Senator Ahmed Makarfi.
The lawyers of the two parties to the suit had earlier in the day engaged in a fierce face-off on the issue.
Abang had in an earlier judgement sacked Makarfi as the National Chairman of the party.
But Makarfi swiftly filed an appeal to quash the ruling.
The Makarfi faction is organising the convention in Port Harcourt, which Sheriff, who has been told by the highest organs of the party that they do not recognise his leadership.
This was after series of meetings to pacify him failed.
More details on this news website soon.
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