A Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan has nullified the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Convention held in the Oyo State capital on November 15, 2025, declaring it invalid.
In its ruling, the court also barred members of the Tanimu Turaki-led National Working Committee (NWC) from parading themselves as national officers of the party.
Delivering judgment on Friday, the court held that the Caretaker Committee led by Mohammed Abdulrahman and Senator Samuel Anyanwu remains the only recognised leadership of the PDP pending the conduct of a valid national convention.
The decision marks a significant development in the ongoing internal wrangling within the main opposition party, which has faced months of legal and political battles over the control of its national structure.
The PDP has been mired in a leadership tussle since its dismal performance in the 2023 general elections, with multiple factions claiming its national leadership.
Meanwhile, PDP on Friday moved quickly to steady nerves within its ranks after the Federal High Court in Ibadan declined to grant an order of mandamus in a case linked to the party’s internal leadership dispute, insisting that the Turaki–led structure that emerged from the Ibadan Convention remains firmly in place.
The party said the ruling, delivered earlier in the day, did not amount to a judgment on the validity of the Ibadan Convention, but was instead anchored on the court’s view that granting the relief sought would mean sitting on appeal over decisions of courts of coordinate jurisdiction.
In a statement issued shortly after the judgment and signed by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Ini Ememobong, the PDP said it had already set in motion the process of challenging the ruling, even as it urged members to remain calm and focused.
