US EditionNigeria: Breaking - Appeal Court Invalidates PDP's Ibadan Convention, Fines Turaki-Led Faction
- The Court of Appeal in Abuja invalidated the Peoples Democratic Party's national convention held in Ibadan in November 2025 and barred the Independent National Electoral Commission from recognizing its outcomes, including Taminu Turaki's leadership election.
- The court found that the Peoples Democratic Party failed to serve valid notice of the convention to the Independent National Electoral Commission and did not hold valid congresses in more than 14 states as required by law, violating constitutional and electoral laws.
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PDP crises: Moment Bala Mohammed stormed out of Appeal court
Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State on Monday stormed out of the premises of the Court of Appeal in Abuja while proceedings in the ongoing Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, leadership dispute were still underway. Earlier during the sitting, the camp of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, secured victory in the first appeal decided by the appellate court. The Court of Appeal on Monday upheld the judgment of the Federa…
Court Battle: PDP govs urge calm amid Monday’s Appeal Court ruling
Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party on Sunday appealed for calm among members and supporters as tension builds ahead of a crucial ruling by the Court of Appeal of Nigeria on Monday in the party’s lingering leadership dispute.
Appeal Court Upholds Ruling Voiding PDP National Convention - Voice of Nigeria Broadcasting Service
Nigeria’s Court of Appeal in Abuja has affirmed a lower court ruling restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognising the outcome of the 2025 national convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), citing violations of constitutional and electoral procedures. Delivering judgment, Justice Uchechukwu Onyemenam ruled that the party failed to comply with statutory requirements governing political conventions, ther…
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