Supreme Court Invalidates Ibadan PDP Convention, Strikes Out Turaki Faction’s Appeal

By Abdullahi Mukhtar Algasgaini

In a landmark ruling on Thursday, the Supreme Court dismissed an appeal filed by the factional National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by Taminu Turaki, declaring the party’s Ibadan national convention as unlawful.

Delivering the majority judgment, Justice Stephen held that the convention, which took place in Ibadan, Oyo State, on November 15 and 16 last year, was conducted in direct violation of a subsisting judgment of the Federal High Court delivered by Justice James Omotosho.

The court ruled that the Turaki-led group had no legal basis to proceed with the convention, as it amounted to a willful disregard for judicial authority. Consequently, the appeal was dismissed in its entirety.

The decision effectively upholds the earlier rulings that recognized the opposition faction loyal to the party’s embattled National Executive Committee, further solidifying the legal crisis within the main opposition party.