Court orders INEC to recognise Markarfi as PDP caretaker C’ttee chair

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(Nigeria) A Federal High Court sitting in Port Rivers State,  has directed the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to recognise the  National Caretaker Committee appointed  by the 2016 National Convention of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,  in Port Harcourt on May 21, 2016.
Trial judge,  Justice A. Liman while granting an exparte application by the party (PDP), said  "Leave is hereby granted  to  the applicant herein to issue as 'concurrent ' the  originating summons and other processes in this suit are for service  on the  defendants /respondents herein outside the jurisdiction of this court at Abuja.
The court also restrained Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, Professor Adewole Oladipo and other sacked members  of  the  National Working Committee and National Executive Committee from  parading themselves  as officials  of the PDP.
The  suit by the PDP has as defendants  as Sheriff,  Professor  Oladipo (sued as themselves  and as  representing National Officers ), INEC and State Security Service.
The  court said, "Senator Sheriff and Professor Adewole Oladipo,  the  members of the National Executive Committee and members of the National Working Committee and members of the National Working Committee of the PDP who were removed from  office by the National Convention of the PDP held on May 21, 2016 in Port Harcourt,  Rivers State be and are hereby  restrained from parading/ holding out or continuing to  hold themselves out either individually or collectively as the  Chairman,  Secretary or National Officer or member of the  National Executive Committee or National Working Committee of the PDP.
"Nor do anything howsoever to negate or frustrate the decisions reached at the said convention, pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice".
The court restrained INEC from accepting and considering nominations,  names or documents submitted, signed or endorsed by Sheriff, Professor Oladipo and any other  sacked member  of  the  sacked National Working Committee.
Justice Liman ordered Sheriff, Oladipo and their sacked colleagues  not to sign or endorse  documents in such capacities as they were prior  to  their removal,  pending  the  hearing or determination of the  motion on notice.

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