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FROM CHRIS ANUCHA, PORT HARCOURT
THE Ali Modu Sheriff-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has challenged the court order trying to stop it from holding its national convention in Port Harcourt today.
The faction said it had also filed a motion for stay of execution of the earlier court order, by a Federal High Court in Lagos, trying to stop it from conducting election into the offices of the National Chairman of the party, the Secretary and Auditor.
Briefing newsmen at the Government House, Port Harcourt yesterday the Chairman of the National Convention Committee, and governor of Rivers State, Chief Nyesom Wike, said nobody could stop the party from holding the convention.
Governor Wike, who described the court order as fraudulent said the party did not want to take chances, hence, the filing of a motion for stay of execution and appeal against the court order, saying, court order is fraudulent.
He said the constitution of the party was very clear on holding convention, adding that the Port Harcourt convention was scheduled by the National Executive Council (NEC) of the party.
