Abuja — The crisis rocking the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) deepened further yesterday as a Federal High Court in Abuja restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from accepting list of candidates for the governorship elections in Edo and Ondo States from any other leadership of the party except from the Ali Modu Sheriff-led National Working Committee (NWC).
In a ruling, Justice Okon Abang, also granted an order of interlocutory injunction restraining INEC, the PDP and their agents from dealing with or according any facility required by law (regarding the gubernatorial elections to be conducted by INEC in Edo and Ondo States) to any other person or groups other than the Sheriff, Prof Wale Oladipo and Fatai Adeyanju-led NWC of the party.
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