Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, October 31, stopped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from holding its deliberate 2025 National Convention.
The court docket dominated that the celebration should first adjust to the provisions of its structure, the Nigerian Constitution, and the Electoral Act earlier than continuing with the train.
In his judgement, Justice Omotosho additionally barred the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from accepting any report or end result from the conference until due course of is adopted according to the regulation and INEC’s personal tips.
The decide said that INEC “is not entitled to give effect to a convention of any party not done in accordance with the Constitution, Electoral Act, and the guidelines or regulations of political parties.”
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The ruling adopted a go well with filed by three aggrieved members of the PDP, who sought to cease the scheduled November 15–16, 2025 National Convention in Ibadan, Oyo State, the place new nationwide officers had been anticipated to be elected.
The plaintiffs argued that the deliberate conference violated the PDP’s structure.
The defendants within the go well with embrace the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the PDP, National Secretary Samuel Anyanwu, National Organising Secretary Umar Bature, the celebration’s National Working Committee (NWC), National Executive Committee (NEC), Acting National Chairman Ambassador Umar Iliya Damagum, Ali Odefa, and Emmanuel Ogidi.
