Courtroom nullifies PDP’s November Conference as Turaki-led faction vows to attraction judgment
A Federal Excessive Courtroom in Ibadan, Oyo State has nullified the Peoples Democratic Occasion’s Nationwide Conference held on November 15, 2025, within the Oyo State capital, declaring the gathering invalid.
The courtroom barred members of the Tanimu Turaki‑led Nationwide Working Committee from parading themselves as nationwide officers of the PDP.
Delivering judgment on Friday, January 30, 2026, the courtroom additionally dominated that the Caretaker Committee led by Mohammed Abdulrahman and Samuel Anyanwu stays the one recognised NWC of the get together pending the conduct of a sound Nationwide Conference.
The ruling follows a protracted management dispute inside the PDP.
Some aggrieved stakeholders filed the swimsuit on the Ibadan courtroom to problem the legality of the conference, arguing that the conference committee failed to deal with key points regarding delegate lists and state congresses.
In late November 2025, a faction loyal to Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike, and represented by Mohammed Abdulrahman and Samuel Anyanwu, additionally filed a swimsuit on the Federal Excessive Courtroom in Abuja in search of to nullify the Ibadan conference, arguing that it was held in “flagrant disregard” of subsisting courtroom judgments and must be declared “null, void and of no impact.”
The Wike‑aligned faction’s swimsuit additionally sought orders restraining the Impartial Nationwide Electoral Fee and safety companies from recognising individuals elected or appointed on the Ibadan conference.
“The Caretaker Committee led by Mohammed Abdulrahman and Senator Samuel Anyanwu is the one recognised NWC of the PDP,” the courtroom said, affirming that any actions by the Turaki‑led NWC lack authorized backing till a correctly sanctioned conference is held.
In the meantime, the Turaki-led faction of the get together has introduced plans to attraction a judgment.
In an announcement posted by PDP’s Nationwide Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, on X account on Friday, the Turaki-led PDP faction confirmed that it has instructed its authorized crew to right away file an attraction and pursue all vital authorized steps to guard its place within the matter.
Regardless of the setback, the get together emphasised that the Kabiru Turaki-led faction, which emerged from the Ibadan Conference, stays legally intact and unshaken.
The get together stated it’s awaiting the ultimate pronouncement of the appellate courts, which it believes will uphold its place.
The assertion urged members to stay calm and resolute, insisting there may be “completely no trigger for alarm.” The get together additionally reiterated that the rebirth motion stays firmly on track.
The event comes amid ongoing disputes inside the PDP over management and recognition of factions, with all sides in search of authorized validation of its legitimacy.
Because the case progresses to the appellate courtroom, get together members and supporters will probably be carefully looking ahead to a definitive ruling that might form the path of the PDP forward of upcoming political engagements.
“However this judgment, the Kabiru Turaki–led Peoples Democratic Occasion, which emerged from the Ibadan Conference, stays legally intact and unshaken, as we await the authoritative pronouncement of the appellate courts.
“We subsequently urge our members to stay resolute and dedicated, as there may be completely no trigger for alarm. The rebirth motion stays firmly on track,” the assertion added.