Nigeria: PDP Crisis Deepens, Sherif Takes Over National Secretariat

14 June 2016

Abuja — The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has again erupted in crisis as the former governor of Borno State, Ali Modu Sherriff, monday took over the Wadata House National Secretariat of the party at Wuse, Abuja, insisting that he is the valid national chairman of the party.

Sherriff had been removed from office following the dissolution of the party's national Working Committee (NWC) and National Executive Committee (NEC) by the National convention convened in Port Harcourt on 21 May, 2016.

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