US EditionPDP: Supreme Court reserves judgment in appeal against judgment nullifying convention
The justices said they will announce a ruling later after hearing arguments over whether the convention was voided for defying a court order.
- On Wednesday, the Supreme Court reserved judgment on appeals filed by the Peoples Democratic Party and the African Democratic Congress over ongoing leadership disputes. A five-member panel will communicate the decision date to all parties later.
- The Peoples Democratic Party challenge follows a Federal High Court ruling last year that nullified its national convention for proceeding despite a valid restraint order, though the party maintains the issue was an internal affair.
- Meanwhile, the African Democratic Congress leadership remains disputed after INEC withdrew recognition from both the David Mark-led and Nafiu Bala Gombe-led factions on April 1, leaving the party without an officially recognized structure.
- Participation in the 2027 general elections hinges on these judicial determinations, as INEC stated it will not engage with any faction pending a final ruling from the apex court.
- Justice Lawal Garba, leading the five-member panel, reserved the matter after lawyers adopted their processes as briefs of their arguments, concluding the hearing phase before judgment delivery.
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The Supreme Court has reserved for judgement an appeal filed by the National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), David Mark, and a faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over leadership dispute in the parties. A five-member panel of justices presided by Justice Mohammed Lawal Garba, on Wednesday, reserved the matter for judgement after all parties involved argued their filed processes. The appeal, marked SC/CV/180/2026, was…
PDP Leadership Crisis: Supreme Court Reserves Judgment Over Nullified Convention - TV360 Nigeria
Nigeria’s Supreme Court has concluded hearing in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leadership dispute and reserved judgment in the appeal challenging the nullification of its 2025 national convention. A five-member panel of justices led by Justice Lawal Garba announced on Wednesday that a date for judgment would be communicated to all parties after lawyers adopted …
PDP Crisis: Supreme Court Withholds Verdict After Hearing Appeals
Ghazali Ibrahim Nigeria’s apex court, the Supreme Court of Nigeria, has reserved judgment in the high-stakes leadership dispute rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), after hearing arguments from all parties involved. The court took arguments on Wednesday in appeals filed by the faction led by former minister Kabiru Turaki, challenging earlier rulings of lower courts that invalidated the party’s 2025 national convention held in Ibadan. The …
Supreme Court Reserves Judgment On PDP Ibadan Convention Dispute
Supreme Court has reserved judgment in the appeals brought by the Kabiru Turaki-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party challenging lower court decisions that nullified the party’s national convention held in Ibadan in November 2025. The apex court, sitting as a five-member panel headed by Justice Lawal Garba, had scheduled today’s hearing after granting an accelerated hearing request from the Turaki faction, which had filed an affidavit of …
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