Just In: Supreme Court Nullifies PDP Ibadan Convention, Dismisses Turaki Appeal
The Supreme Court has invalidated the national convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) held in Ibadan, Oyo State, on November 15 and 16, 2025.
In a split judgment delivered on Thursday, three of the five justices on the apex court ruled that the appeal filed by the Tanimu Turaki-led faction of the party lacked merit.
The majority decision held that the appellants proceeded with the convention despite a subsisting court order restraining them from doing so.
The court consequently declared the Ibadan convention null and void, in what is expected to have far-reaching implications for the PDP’s lingering leadership crisis.
Earlier, the Supreme Court delivered a major judgment in the prolonged leadership dispute within the PDP, dismissing an appeal linked to the Kabiru Tanimu Turaki-led faction.
A five-member panel of the apex court, chaired by Justice Mohammed Garba, considered three separate appeals arising from disputes involving both the PDP and the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
In one of the rulings connected to a case involving former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido, the court held that the appellants acted in contempt by going ahead with the Ibadan convention despite an existing lower court order restraining them.
The court described the action as a blatant disregard for the rule of law and an attempt to treat judicial pronouncements as optional.
It further stated that such abuse of judicial process and open defiance of court orders could not be tolerated.
The judgment is expected to significantly reshape the PDP’s internal power struggle as stakeholders await the full details of the remaining decisions.