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Just three days after the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary election in Edo state, Ali Modu Sheriff, factional chairman of the party, has scheduled Monday for another exercise in the state.

Dave Umahi, governor of Ebonyi state, was head of the committee, which organised the poll where Osagie Ize-Iyamu emerged as the standard bearer of the party, but Sheriff described it as a nullity.

A statement signed he co-signed with Wale Oladipo, former national secretary of the PDP, said a letter had been sent to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), urging it to disregard the Ahmed Makarfi-led caretaker committee, and also not “give legitimacy to what happened in Edo”.

On Thursday, he inaugurated five committees to oversee the conduct of another primary election in the state.

The committees are screening, appeal, ad-hoc delegate, ad-hoc delegate appeal and main governorship primary election.

The current crisis in the PDP started at its national convention in Port Harcourt – where Sheriff fell out with some leaders of the party.

While Sheriff announced the cancellation of the event, the party’s leaders went on with the exercise, setting up a caretaker committee chaired by Makarfi.

Sheriff has refused to recognise the committee, insisting that he is still in charge.