Court nullifies Ibadan convention, bars Turaki from parading self as chairman

A Federal High Court in Ibadan, Oyo State, has nullified the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, National Convention held in Ibadan, on November 15, 2025. Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, was elected as the party’s National Chairman at the convention. The convention, which drew delegates from all 36 states and the FCT, […]

A Federal High Court in Ibadan, Oyo State, has nullified the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, National Convention held in Ibadan, on November 15, 2025.

Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, was elected as the party’s National Chairman at the convention.

The convention, which drew delegates from all 36 states and the FCT, had deepened the crisis in the opposition party, as some aggrieved members approached the court to stop it but the faction loyal to Governor Seyi Makinde vowed to go ahead.

In a ruling on Friday, Justice Uche Agomoh barred all those elected during the national convention from parading themselves as the party’s leaders.

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The court also ruled that the Caretaker Committee led by Abdulrahman and Senator Samuel Anyanwu as the only recognised National Working Committee of the PDP pending the conduct of a valid National Convention.

The Anyanwu faction is loyal to Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.