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Abuja, Nigeria
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the judgement of the High Court of Oyo State, sitting in Ibadan, delivered by the Honourable Justice Ladiran Akintola, validating the Ibadan convention as a vindication of both fact and law, reaffirming the obvious fact that the Ibadan convention was conducted properly, transparently, and in full compliance with the party’s constitution and the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
PDP through its National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Ini Ememobong, in a statement on Friday, reaffirm the party’s faith in the Nigerian judiciary as an independent arbiter and the last hope of the ordinary citizen
Recall that the national convention of the party held last November in Ibadan, Oyo State has been a subject of litigation as the faction of the party loyal to the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike rejected the outcome of the convention that produced Taminu Turaki as the National Chairman of the party.
However, in a judgement today, the High Court Oyo validated the convention and accepted Turaki as the authentic National Chairman of the party.
The statement reads in part; “The court granted all the reliefs sought by the claimant, Folahan Malomo Adelabi, declaring the National Convention held in Ibadan as properly conducted and directing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognise and give full effect to all decisions and outcomes reached at the said convention, the same having been found to be proper and lawful.”
“The Honourable Court had earlier granted an order to that effect on November 3, 2025, and renewed the same on November 14, 2025- the legal basis upon which the convention proceeded on November 15 and 16, 2025. This judgment affirms and gives final effect to those earlier orders,” the statement added.
Ememobong said the party remained committed to pursuing all legitimate legal avenues to ensure that justice is fully served, maintaining that they are confident that the appellate courts will, in like manner, uphold the law without fear or favour, affection or ill will.
