PDP Crisis: Appeal Court Nullifies Ibadan Convention

The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Monday dismissed an appeal by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against the October 31 judgment by Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja, which restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognising the outcome of the national convention which held in Ibadan, Oyo State, on November 15 and 16.

In a unanimous judgment on Monday, a three-member panel of the appellate court resolved the four issues for determination against the PDP.

It held that the appeal by the PDP was without merit and that the Federal High Court was right to have entered the October 31 judgment and granted all the reliefs sought by the plaintiffs.

A Federal High Court in Ibadan, Oyo State, had nullified the PDP National Convention held in Ibadan, on November 15, 2025.

However, the party under the leadership of Tanimu Turaki, SAN dismissed the judgement, which it described as an academic exercise.