Factional leader of PDP, Ali Modu Sheriff, has described as illegal and
unconstitutional the Monday June 20th Edo state gubernatorial primaries
that saw the emergence of Osagie Ize-Iyamu as the party’s flagbearer for
the Edo state governorship election slated for September 10th.In a letter he signed and sent to the chairman of the Independent
National Electoral Commission INEC, yesterday June 21st, Sheriff said
the primaries that was carried out by the Ahmed Makarfi led caretaker
committee in Edo state should be disregarded by the electoral body.
According to him, himself and members of his National
Working Committee have slated another party congress for the state
where the gubernatorial primary election will be held. He said the
congress will hold from June 23rd to June 29th.
The Markafi-led caretaker committee of the party had on Monday
conducted a Gubernatorial Primary Election which had in attendance PDP
governors and other important party members.