The Chairman of the National Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Monday, called on the sacked national chairman of the party, Ali Modu Sheriff, to toe the path of dialogue over the Edo state primary.

Markafi made the comment in Abuja when he received report of the Edo state PDP governorship primary election from the primaries committee.

He noted that the party cannot possibly carry out another primary election as the allotted period for the election has elapsed.

“Once again, I call upon the former chairman of PDP, my colleague and friend Sheriff and those associating with him to follow the path of dialogue.”

“They should not to do anything further that will cause PDP harm in Edo state.”

He pointed out that the party should work together as the 21 day notice period for notifying INEC has passed.

“This means validly and legally, no primary can be conducted apart from the one which we conducted and monitored by INEC.”

“If the intention is not to cause the PDP to fail the election, any talk towards conducting other primaries in Edo by anybody either within or outside the state is supposed to have ceased by this time.”

“I will continue to plead that what you cannot achieve through peace or dialogue, you cannot achieve it through the opposite.”

Markafi praised the committee members for carrying out their duties well.