National Convention: Court adjourns indefinitely as PDP factions seek out-of-court settlement

The Court of Appeal in Ibadan has adjourned indefinitely an appeal filed by two factions of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, over the 2025 National Convention held in Ibadan.

The PDP convention in Ibadan produced Alhaji Tanimu Turaki as National Chairman. Alhaji Mohammed AbdulRahman heads the other faction of the party, backed by FCT minister, Nyesom Wike.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Abdulrahman Mohammed-led faction had gotten judgment from the Federal High Court, Ibadan, invalidating the outcome of the convention.

Justice Ladiran Akintola of the Oyo State High Court in another suit filed by the Turaki faction held that the Ibadan convention fulfilled the requirements of PDP’s constitution…