A Federal High Court in Ibadan, Oyo State, has invalidated the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Convention held in the state capital on November 15, 2025, declaring the exercise unlawful.
In a judgment delivered on Friday, the court also restrained members of the National Working Committee (NWC) led by Tanimu Turaki from presenting themselves as national officers of the party.
The court ruled that the Caretaker Committee headed by Mohammed Abdulrahman, alongside Senator Samuel Anyanwu, remains the only legally recognised leadership of the PDP until a properly conducted national convention is held.
The judgment is the latest twist in the prolonged leadership crisis rocking the main opposition party, which has been engulfed in legal disputes and factional battles over control of its national structure.
The PDP has struggled with internal divisions since its poor showing in the 2023 general elections, with rival groups repeatedly laying claim to the party’s leadership and challenging one another in court.
The ruling is expected to have far-reaching implications for the party’s internal reorganisation and future political strategy as it seeks to resolve the crisis and reposition itself ahead of upcoming elections.
