The Senator Ali Modu Sheriff-led Peoples Democratic Party says it will not approach the Supreme Court to appeal the outcome of the expected Court of Appeal judgment on the party’s leadership crisis.
The National Deputy Chairman of the faction, Dr. Cairo Ojougboh, made the pledge when he addressed newsmen on Monday in Abuja.
Ojougboh said that the faction was, however, expecting a landmark judgment that would not only bring to rest the lingering leadership crisis in the party, but also determine the landmark of Nigerian politics.
Ojougboh said: “We are also in discussion with various organs of the party and we have reached a situation where all of us have agreed that whatever is the outcome of the Appeal Court, nobody should appeal to the Supreme Court.
“We will accept it and everybody will accept it.
“After the court judgment, all of us will sit down again and discuss.
“It is obvious that the Port Harcourt judgment will be the deciding factor.
“Anybody who will go ahead after the judgment, it is up to him.’’
The national deputy chairman added that the Sheriff-led faction was opened to dialogue with the National Caretaker Committee and its loyalists, irrespective of the outcome of the court judgment.
He appealed to PDP members to be patient while awaiting the outcome of the judgment.
Ojougboh said that the faction was hopeful that the Court of Appeal would do what was necessary, “which is the truth”.
On PDP National Secretariat staff, who recently pledged their loyalty to Senator Ahmed Makarfi group, Ojougboh said that appropriate action on them would be taken after the expected court judgment.
On the allegation that the faction wanted to woo PDP staff to its side with money but that the staff rejected the invitation and offer, Ojougboh said it was not true.
He said that though the faction’s National Working Committee wanted to meet with PDP staff, but most of them were yet to resume duty.
According to him, the meeting has been rescheduled for future day.
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