{"id":196411,"date":"2026-02-27T19:51:23","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T18:51:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/pdp-ibadan-convention-court-ruling-dismissed-by-wike-faction"},"modified":"2026-02-27T21:13:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T20:13:34","slug":"pdp-ibadan-convention-court-ruling-dismissed-by-wike-faction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/pdp-ibadan-convention-court-ruling-dismissed-by-wike-faction","title":{"rendered":"PDP Ibadan Convention Court Ruling Dismissed by Wike Faction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has described the ruling of the Oyo State High Court affirming the Tanimu Turaki-led leadership of the party and validating the Ibadan National Convention as inconsequential.<\/p>\n<p>The PDP caretaker committee, headed by Mohammed Abdulrahman and Senator Samuel Anyanwu, in a statement released on Friday by its National Publicity Secretary, Jungudo Mohammed, said the November 2025 convention remains invalid.<\/p>\n<p>It pointed out that previous decisions from the Federal High Court had already stopped the Independent National Electoral Commission from being present or watching the process, which made the Oyo State High Court\u2019s decision on this matter not work.<\/p>\n<p>According to the statement: \u201cThe judgment reportedly delivered by the Oyo State High Court is an inconsequential development and is best described as a mere academic exercise. It is important to state clearly that the court that delivered today\u2019s judgment was the same court that earlier granted an interim order to Mr Damagum and his co-travellers, permitting them to proceed with their Amala Convention held on the 15th and 16th of November 2025, despite two valid Federal High Court judgments. So, this is not news.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor the avoidance of doubt, the said judgment does not bind the Independent National Electoral Commission, as INEC was neither joined nor represented as a party in the suit. To say the least, INEC challenged the jurisdiction of the Oyo State High Court, which the court later agreed to in a ruling delivered by the judge and subsequently struck out the name of INEC.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has described the ruling of the Oyo State High Court affirming the Tanimu Turaki-led leadership of the party and validating the Ibadan National Convention as inconsequential. 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