PDP crisis: Turaki faction loses as Appeal Court upholds judgment against Ibadan convention

The Court of Appeal successful Abuja has upheld the judgement of the Federal High Court successful Abuja which connected October 31, 2025, restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, from recognizing the result of the 2025 National Convention of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

The normal was held betwixt November 15 and 16 successful Ibadan, Oyo State capital.

Delivering judgement successful an entreaty against the Federal High Court decision, Justice Uchechukwu Onyemenam held that PDP violated law provisions required earlier specified normal tin go valid.

Among others, Justice Onyemenam said nary valid announcement of normal was served connected the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, arsenic required by law.

The appellate tribunal besides held that valid congresses were not held successful much than 14 states arsenic provided by instrumentality earlier the normal was enactment successful place.

Justice Onyemenam held the lawsuit of the aggrieved PDP members who instituted the suit against the enactment was not interior affairs of the party, arsenic erroneously held, but the tendency to unit INEC to comply with its statutory functions successful narration to enactment conventions.

Having failed to comply with the applicable laws, the Court of Appeal held that the Federal High Court was close successful assuming jurisdiction and granting a restraining bid against INEC from accepting oregon recognising the result of the PDP 2025 National Convention.

“Compliance with...