Justice Ladiran Akintola of the Oyo State High Court, Ibadan, has validated the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, elective convention held on Nov. 15 and Nov. 16, 2025, in Ibadan.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the convention produced Dr Kabiru Turaki as the National Chairman of the party.
Delivering judgment on Friday in Ibadan, Akintola affirmed that the convention in its entirety was conducted in full compliance with relevant constitutional and statutory provisions governing party elections in Nigeria.
The ruling followed an amended originating summons filed by Misbau Adetunmbi, SAN, on behalf of the claimant, Folahan Adelabu.
Akintola held that the convention, organised by recognised leadership of the party, satisfied all laid down legal requirements as stipulated in the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
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According to him, it also satisfied the Electoral Act 2022 as amended, and other applicable electoral laws.
The court found no breach of due process or statutory non-compliance in the conduct of the exercise.
In the same proceedings, the court dismissed a motion on notice seeking a stay of proceedings and suspension of the ruling, filed by Sunday Ibrahim, SAN, on behalf of Austin Nwachukwu and two others.
The applications were described as lacking merit.
Earlier, the court had also rejected an application by Mr Ibrahim seeking to join his clients as parties to the suit.
Justice Akintola ruled that the joinder application was unsubstantiated and consequently dismissed it.
NAN recalled that a Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan, had earlier nullified the PDP National Convention held in the city between November 15 and Nov. 16, 2025.
In the judgment, Justice Uche Agomoh had barred Turaki, and other officials elected at the convention from parading themselves as national officers of the party.
Agomoh also held that the Caretaker Committee led by Mohammed Abdulrahman and Samuel Anyanwu remained the only recognised National Working Committee (NWC) of the PDP, pending the conduct of a valid national convention.
It would be recalled that the Turaki faction of the PDP had filed the suit No. FHC/IB/CS/121/2025, seeking recognition of the convention held in Ibadan in November last year and validation of the NWC that emerged at the convention.
NAN
