The Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Thursday, June 6, 2016 heard the Case between the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Senator Ali Modu Sheriff  & co. on Suit N0: FHC/PH/CS/524/2016 and  restrained  Senator Sheriff and his co-defendants from parading themselves as national officers of the Party and to recognize the National Caretaker Committee as constituted by the National Convention in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, and an Order of a Court in Lagos restraining the PDP National Convention from conducting elections into the offices of the National Chairman, National Secretary and National Auditor.

 The Court after hearing the matter before it, declared that both the Ex-Parte Order restraining Senator Sheriff and his co. defendants from parading themselves as National Chairman, National Secretary, National Auditor and other former national officers of the Party which also recognizes the National Caretaker Committee, and the Lagos Order restraining PDP from Conducting elections into those three offices subsists. The Court further adjourned the case till Monday, July 4,  2016 for judgment.

 In another development, the PDP has filed a case at the Federal High Court, Abuja  against  Sheriff  and others  for contempt. The party in its application  accused  Sheriff and co for misinforming Party members, supporters and the general public that the Ex-Parte Order Suit N0: FHC/PH/CS/524/2016 dated 23rd of May, 2016 expired after 14 days, while he is very much aware that the Order subsists pending its final determination.

 The Party relying on the Declaration of the Federal High Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State further assert that the violent invasion of the National Secretariat of the PDP on Monday, June 13, 2016 is illegal, null and void.

 The party therefore demands that  Sheriff and co should  vacate the Secretariat  immediately following the court declaration.

 In a press releae signed by  Chinwe Nnorom, Head Publicity of  the PDP,  Party members, supporters and the general public were urged to remain calm, focussed and continue to trust in the Party and its ability to surmount its  present situation.