The Supreme Court, on Wednesday validate the National Convention Peoples Democratic Party PDP held in Port Harcourt on May 21, 2016 in which Markafi was elected
The apex court, in an unanimous decision by a five-man panel of Justices however handed leadership of the party to the Senator Ahmed Markafi-led National Working Committee, NWC,
Justice Bode Rhodes-Vivour who read the lead verdict where the Sheriff led National Executive Committee, NEC, was dissolved. said the convention was not conducted in disobedience to any court order.
The apex court accused Sheriff of engaging in forum shopping, saying he “displayed infantile desperation to cling to office at all cost”. Consequently,
it awarded a cost of N200, 000 each, against Sheriff and Prof. Wale Oladipo who acted as National Secretary of the party under him. Judgement of the apex court brought to an end a protracted leadership crisis that rocked the former ruling party.
