SUPREME COURT RESERVES JUDGMENT IN APPEAL OVER NULLIFIED PDP NATIONAL CONVENTION

SUPREME COURT RESERVES JUDGMENT IN APPEAL OVER NULLIFIED PDP NATIONAL CONVENTION The Supreme Court of Nigeria has reserved judgment in the appeal filed by a faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by Taminu Turaki, challenging the nullification of the party’s national convention held in Ibadan, Oyo State. A five-member panel of the apex court announced on Wednesday that the date for delivering judgment would be communicated to all parties after counsel adopted their final written addresse The Turaki-led group approached the Supreme Court seeking to overturn an earlier ruling of the Court of Appeal, which affirmed decisions nullifying the PDP’s national convention conducted in November last year in Ibadan. The appellate court had upheld previous findings that invalidated the convention, triggering a fresh leadership crisis within Nigeria’s main opposition party. At the hearing before the apex court, lawyers representing the appellants argued that the dispute arose from internal party affairs and should not be subjected to judicial interference, insisting that due process was followed in organising the convention After listening to submissions from all parties, the Supreme Court panel stated that judgment had been reserved and would be delivered on a later date to be officially communicated. The outcome of the case is expected to determine the legality of the Ibadan convention and could significantly shape the leadership structure of the PDP ahead of future political activities The ruling is widely viewed as crucial to resolving the lingering leadership dispute within the opposition party, which has faced multiple internal crises in recent months.

Observers say the Supreme Court’s eventual verdict may either validate the convention and leadership produced from it or uphold the earlier nullification, potentially forcing fresh internal arrangements within the PDP. With judgment now reserved, all parties await the apex court’s final decision, which will serve as the definitive legal position on the contested convention and the broader PDP leadership tussle.