Power
tussle in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) deepened, yesterday, as the
Senator Ahmed Makarfi-led Caretaker Committee dismissed the suspension of the
Edo State Executive Committee of the party by the Ali Modu Sheriff faction.
The
Dan Orbih leadership of the PDP in Edo echoed the Caretaker Committee’s
position. Sheriff had, early yesterday, announced the suspension of the Edo PDP
exco, replacing it with a Caretaker Committee.
The
bone of contention is the PDP primary election organised by the Makarfi
Caretaker Committee ahead of the Edo gubernatorial election last Monday, which
produced Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu as the candidate of the PDP.
The
Sheriff group, also yesterday, fixed June 29 to pick the PDP candidate for the
September 10 Edo gubernatorial election.
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