Lawmaker representing Bayelsa east senatorial district, Ben Murray Bruce, has declared his support for said former governor of Borno state, Ali Modu Sheriff, who was reinstated as chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, by the Appeal court in Port Harcourt on Friday.
Bruce, who made the revelation via his official to Twitter account, site said the bickering in the PDP is childish and irrelevant.
My position on the Appeal Court’s judgement concerning the leadership of the PDP. @YNaija @vanguardngrnews @bellanaija @MobilePunch pic.twitter.com/aQiZHYi349
— Ben Murray-Bruce (@benmurraybruce) February 18, 2017
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He added that he is no longer in support of litigation.
In the post titled ‘My Position on the Appeal Court’s judgement concerning the Leadership of the PDP,’ Bruce who stated that PDP is on a course towards destruction, added that he is supporting Sheriff because it is the only way to preserve the party.
“Concerning the PDP, the current bickering is childish and irrelevant. I am not in support of anymore litigation. We will work with Ali Modu Sheriff and go to a convention. Right now, PDP is on a course towards destruction and abiding by the judgement of the court is the only thing that can save us. In the first place, it is never the job of the judiciary to choose the leader of a party. I therefore call an end to the fighting. And I am supporting Ali Modu Sheriff because it is the only way to preserve the party. Right now, what Nigeria has is a one-party state – there is no opposition. Enough is enough. This is the time for PDP to unite, we are a formidable force,” he posted.
The Appeal Court in Port Harcourt in a ruling Friday nullified PDP National Convention held in the Rivers capital in May 2016.
The court also nullified the National Caretaker Committee of the party constituted at the convention, and held that Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff remains the National Chairman of PDP. The Caretaker Committee was led by Senators Ahmed Makarfi.