The national working committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), led by Kabiru Turaki, has rejected the judgment 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.
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.
“The operationalisation of this judgement will, without fail, work untold hardship on our members,” the statement reads.
