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Despite the relocation of the Ali Modu Sheriff-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from Ondo State to Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, Sunday for its primary election, an Akure High Court yesterday restrained the faction from conducting the primary outside the state.
The restriction was contained in an order given around 9a.m. by Justice Omolara of the Akure High Court, who ordered that none of the aspirants should present him/herself in the parallel primary.

The justice noted that the only legally recognised primary of the party was the one conducted on Monday, August 22, 2016, by the Ahmed Makarfi-led faction that produced Mr. Eyitayo Jegede (SAN) as the party’s flagbearer.

However, the Sheriff faction under the state chairmanship of Mr. Biyi Poroye, had preempted the court order by relocating the primary election slated for monday to the party’s South-west zonal office.

The aspirants, Jimoh Ibrahim, Chief Sola Ebiseeni, Bamiduro Dada, Niran Sule and Mrs. Abiye Ademuyegun had assembled with their supporters at the Premier Hotel, Ibadan on Sunday night.
It was gathered at the time of filling this report that the primary, headed by Mr. Ahmed Gulak, as the chairman electoral committee, conducted the election in the early hours of yesterday.
It was gathered that three other aspirants stepped down for the business mogul, Ibrahim, while Ebiseni declined to contest the party ticket with him.

At the end of the poll, Ebiseni, who is the immediate past Commissioner for Environment in the state, polled 41 votes while Ibrahim polled 502 votes to pick the faction’s ticket ahead of the November 26 governorship election.