By Henry Umoru
ABUJA — THE national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, declared, yesterday, that it would not interfere in the controversy surrounding the reinstatement of the former President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Ayo Salami

In a statement he signed yesterday, the PDP National Secretary, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, who denied split in the National Working Committee, NWC, of the party over the return of Salami, said he did not need the party to fight his course as one of those who was sacked as governor of Osun State by Justice Salami.

According to Oyinlola, “it suffices in other words, that I do not need my great party, the PDP, to fight and secure redress. I know what the law requires of me to do and I have been doing it. Therefore, I do not whatsoever intend that my party be joined in the course of my personal resolve and determination to fight a just cause.

“The alleged rift in the leadership of our great party over the recommendation by NJC to the President to reinstate the suspended President of the Court of Appeal is not only false but a baseless media speculation. The PDP as a party had at no time discussed the issue much less disagreeing over it. ”

The PDP scribe explained that the PDP had no reason to table for discussion at its National Working Committee, a matter that  the Federal Executive and the Judiciary had entirely conceded its resolution to the unconditional context of due process and rule of law.

He said: “However, I wish to make it abundantly clear that while the PDP is least interested in interfering in this matter as a body, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, as an individual whose rights and electoral victory were hurt by the matter which are clearly related to the reason that orchestrated Justice Salami’s suspension, reserves every right to continue to seek redress within the ambit of the law.”