A Federal High Court in Abuja has stopped the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognising the outcome of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) national convention scheduled for November 15 and 16 in Ibadan, Oyo State
Delivering the ruling on Friday, Justice James Omotosho held that the PDP failed to comply with the provisions of its constitution and relevant laws governing the conduct of national conventions.
He stated that evidence presented by INEC and other respondents showed that congresses were not held in several states across the country, in violation of legal requirements.
Justice Omotosho also ruled that documents signed solely by the PDP National Chairman without the National Secretary’s co-signature were invalid, adding that the party did not issue the mandatory 21-day notice required for INEC to monitor such gatherings.
The court, therefore, barred INEC from receiving, publishing, or recognising any results from the planned Ibadan convention until the party fully complies with legal procedures.
The case, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/2120/2025, was filed by three aggrieved party officials: Austin Nwachukwu (Imo PDP Chairman), Hon. Amah Abraham Nnanna (Abia PDP Chairman), and Turnah Alabh George (PDP Secretary, South-South), who accused the PDP National Chairman of mismanaging the crisis-ridden party.
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