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The national working committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), led by Kabiru Turaki, has rejected the judgement of the appeal court, nullifying the national convention held on November 15 and 16, 2025, in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo.

In a ruling on Monday, the court of appeal upheld the judgment of a federal high court, which restrained the PDP from conducting the national convention.

A three-member panel of the appellate court dismissed an appeal filed by the PDP challenging the jurisdiction of the Abuja federal high court to entertain the suit.

Uchechukwu Onyemenam, who delivered the lead judgment, held that the PDP violated constitutional provisions governing the conduct of a convention and failed to serve the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) with a valid notice as required by law.

The appellate court also held that congresses were not held in more than 14 states, as provided by law, before the event.

Onyemenam ruled that the matter raised by those who filed the suit at the high court should not be regarded as internal affairs of the party and that the lower court was right in assuming jurisdiction and granting an order restraining the electoral umpire from accepting or recognising the outcome of the national convention.

In a statement issued after the verdict, Ini Ememobong, PDP spokesperson of the Turaki faction, said the party’s lawyers have been directed to file an appeal against the judgement at the supreme court.

“The operationalisation of this judgement will, without fail, work untold hardship on our members,” the statement reads.

“To avert this, while we are consulting with critical organs of our party on the way forward, we have also instructed our lawyers to immediately take legal steps to appeal same to the Supreme Court, being the apex court in the land, to conclusively adjudicate on this matter.”

Ememobong said the party is hopeful that the apex court will “expeditiously settle this matter in the interest of democracy”.

The PDP spokesperson urged party members to be united, adding that the legal battle will soon be over and they will be “more than conquerors”.

Ememobong said the PDP must be rescued “from the hands of government agents masquerading as opposition leaders”.

ayo84:
A lot of people are unaware that the president is covertly paying judges. You don't expect them to stand for justice and truth. These judges and people of the law are being serviced out of the drug money laundering funds that the president's men laundering into the country through international banks and transfers. If the opposition make any attempts to mimic this financial stint, they get invites from efcc and icpc. Which way Nigeria.

ayo84:
A lot of people are unaware that the president is covertly paying judges. You don't expect them to stand for justice and truth. These judges and people of the law are being serviced out of the drug money laundering funds that the president's men laundering into the country through international banks and transfers. If the opposition make any attempts to mimic this financial stint, they get invites from efcc and icpc. Which way Nigeria.

ayo84:
A lot of people are unaware that the president is covertly paying judges. You don't expect them to stand for justice and truth. These judges and people of the law are being serviced out of the drug money laundering funds that the president's men laundering into the country through international banks and transfers. If the opposition make any attempts to mimic this financial stint, they get invites from efcc and icpc. Which way Nigeria.

SlavaUkraini:
https://www.thecable.ng/turaki-led-pdp-rejects-ruling-nullifying-national-convention-heads-to-supreme-court/

ayo84:
A lot of people are unaware that the president is covertly paying judges. You don't expect them to stand for justice and truth. These judges and people of the law are being serviced out of the drug money laundering funds that the president's men laundering into the country through international banks and transfers. If the opposition make any attempts to mimic this financial stint, they get invites from efcc and icpc. Which way Nigeria.

Ofunaofu:
That's the noble thing to do

yarimo:
the best and fastest way to be a loser, make sure you have the support of Obidients .

ayo84:
A lot of people are unaware that the president is covertly paying judges. You don't expect them to stand for justice and truth. These judges and people of the law are being serviced out of the drug money laundering funds that the president's men laundering into the country through international banks and transfers. If the opposition make any attempts to mimic this financial stint, they get invites from efcc and icpc. Which way Nigeria.

Akpakomiza2:
Cc Fergie.001, I saw this coming. Pdp isn't doing any primaries

fergie001:
I pity Bala the most.
He has no where to go to. Seyi is already in ADC.

I tell you I strongly differ with the Appeal Court judgements yesterday, but this Supreme Court will not do anything.

ayo84:
A lot of people are unaware that the president is covertly paying judges. You don't expect them to stand for justice and truth. These judges and people of the law are being serviced out of the drug money laundering funds that the president's men laundering into the country through international banks and transfers. If the opposition make any attempts to mimic this financial stint, they get invites from efcc and icpc. Which way Nigeria.

Akpakomiza2:
On what grounds will you disagree with the appeal judgment when there where grievous violations of pdp constitution? The convention was conducted contrary to pdp laws...
I don't think Seyi will join ADC

fergie001:
I contend strongly with it because of jurisdiction.

The three plaintiffs didn't attempt to buy forms, their states were not amongst the 14 contested. They are neither members of NWC or NEC of the Party. Again, non-joinder of any of the 14 alleged affected States.

Aspirants are suppose to query the system. Let's be honest here, you are telling me an ordinary APC member in Ayeh-Gbede in Ijumu LGA will be filing a suit challenging the APC National Convention where he neither is participating or have entrenched interests? We have seen all of this before. They simply have no jurisdiction having not shown sufficient input to show their purpose of grievance.

Akpakomiza2:
They have partial jurisdiction as members of pdp, voters in the congress and will be affected by the actions of the party. Where an infraction or a violation is very grievous and fatal, the issue of jurisdiction which is technicality can be waived

fergie001:
It won't happen with the ruling Party. We saw things like these overlooked by the Supreme Court as early as 2022.

On the issue of ad-hoc delegates, we see the Supreme Court argue profusely that delegates who are members of the Party are not aspirants hence cannot contend same even in gross violation of Party rules. We saw this many many times.