The Supreme Court has nullified the national convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) held in Ibadan, Oyo State, on November 15 and 16, 2025, effectively invalidating the emergence of a factional national leadership led by Tanimu Turaki, SAN.
The apex court’s ruling brings final closure to a prolonged legal battle over the legitimacy of the convention, which had earlier been challenged in court over alleged constitutional breaches and violation of subsisting court orders.
The controversial convention had produced a factional executive of the PDP under the leadership of Turaki, SAN, amid deepening internal party divisions.
However, prior to the Supreme Court’s verdict, a Federal High Court had restrained the party from holding the exercise, citing non-compliance with due process, unresolved state congress disputes, and exclusion of some aspirants. Despite the order, the convention went ahead as scheduled.
The Court of Appeal later upheld the Federal High Court’s decision, ruling that the convention was conducted in defiance of valid judicial pronouncements and could not stand in law.
Dissatisfied, the Turaki-led faction approached the Supreme Court, urging it to set aside the concurrent judgments and validate the convention as well as the executives it produced.
In its judgment, however, the Supreme Court affirmed the decisions of the lower courts, voiding the Ibadan convention and striking out the factional leadership that emerged from it.
The ruling is expected to have significant implications for the ongoing internal leadership crisis within the opposition party.
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