By Our Correspondent

National News – The Supreme Court of Nigeria on Thursday nullified the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Convention held in Ibadan, Ibadan, on November 15–16, 2025, dealing a major blow to a faction of the opposition party led by Tanimu Turaki.

In a split decision by a five-member panel, three justices ruled that the appeal filed by the Turaki-led faction lacked merit.

Delivering the lead judgment, Justice Stephen Adah held that the appellants violated a subsisting order of the Federal High Court, which had restrained them from proceeding with the convention.

The apex court therefore dismissed both the appeal and cross-appeals, directing all parties to bear their respective costs.

The court emphasised that the disobedience of an existing court order was not contested, making the convention invalid from the outset.

It further agreed with earlier findings by the Federal High Court and the Court of Appeal, which had nullified the exercise and barred the Independent National Electoral Commission from recognising its outcome.

Explaining why the decision stood, Justice Adah noted that the faction abused court processes by obtaining a conflicting order from another court of coordinate jurisdiction in Ibadan, despite an earlier restraining order.

The court relied on Sections 221, 222, and 229 of the 1999 Constitution, stressing that political parties must strictly comply with constitutional provisions, electoral laws, and valid court directives in organising internal activities.

The judgment, which followed arguments heard on April 22, 2026, effectively ends the legal battle over the controversial convention and reinforces judicial authority over party affairs in Nigeria.