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A Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan has nullified the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, National Convention held in Ibadan, Oyo State, on November 15, 2025.

The court barred members of the Tanimu Turaki-led National Working Committee, NWC, from parading themselves as national officers of the PDP.

The court also ruled that the Caretaker Committee led by Mohammed Abdulrahman and Senator Samuel Anyanwu is the only recognised NWC of the PDP, pending the conduct of a valid National Convention.

The court ruling is the latest twist in the protracted crisis rocking the PDP.

The Tanimu Turaki-led Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has assured members that the party remains legally intact after an Ibadan Federal High Court judgment which nullified its Ibadan National Convention.

The party spoke in a statement issued by National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Ini Ememobong, on Friday , The court declined to grant an order of mandamus sought by the party, reasoning that doing so would amount to sitting on appeal over judgments of courts of coordinate jurisdiction.

In response, the party said it has instructed its lawyers to immediately file an appeal and take all necessary legal steps to advance its arguments and protect its position.

The Turaki-led PDP leadership, which emerged from the Ibadan National Convention, emphasized that it remains “legally intact and unshaken” as it awaits decisions from appellate courts.

Ememobong said, “Not withstanding this judgment, our party remains firmly on course. We urge our members to stay resolute and committed there is absolutely no cause for alarm.”

The party reiterated that its Rebirth Movement remains on course.