The Supreme Court has voided the national convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) held in Ibadan, Oyo State, on November 15 and 16, 2025.
The convention produced the Tanimu Turaki, SAN-led factional
national executives of the party.
The Ibadan convention had been the subject of protracted
legal disputes prior to the Supreme Court’s verdict.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) held the convention in
Ibadan, Oyo State, on November 15 and 16, 2025, where a factional leadership
led by Tanimu Turaki, SAN, emerged.
However, the exercise was conducted amid subsisting court
orders restraining the party from proceeding with the gathering.
A Federal High Court had earlier barred the convention,
citing breaches of the party’s constitution and the failure to comply with due
process, including unresolved disputes arising from state congresses. The court
also noted that certain aspirants were excluded from the process, rendering it
defective.
Despite the order, the convention went ahead, prompting
further litigation. The Court of Appeal subsequently upheld the decision of the
lower court, affirming that the exercise was held in violation of valid
judicial pronouncements and that its outcome could not stand.
Dissatisfied with the concurrent judgments, the Turaki-led
faction approached the Supreme Court of Nigeria, seeking to overturn the
rulings and validate the convention as well as the executives it produced.
The apex court’s decision to void the Ibadan convention has
now effectively affirmed the earlier judgments, putting to rest the legal
tussle over the legitimacy of the factional leadership that emerged from the
exercise.
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