PDP crisis deepens as Supreme Court invalidates Ibadan convention.

The Supreme Court of Nigeria has nullified the national convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) held in Ibadan, Oyo State, on November 15 and 16, 2025.

CBI News reports that the convention had produced a factional national executive led by Tanimu Turaki, SAN.

In a split decision delivered on Thursday, three out of five justices held that the appeal filed by the Turaki-led faction lacked merit.

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

The apex court affirmed earlier judgments which found that the convention was conducted in breach of valid court orders.

A Federal High Court had initially restrained the PDP from holding the exercise, citing alleged violations of the party’s constitution and failure to follow due process.

The court also pointed to unresolved disputes arising from state congresses and the alleged exclusion of some aspirants.

Despite the restraining order, the convention proceeded, triggering further litigation.

The Court of Appeal later upheld the lower court’s decision, maintaining that the exercise contravened subsisting judicial pronouncements and that its outcome could not stand.

Dissatisfied, the Turaki-led faction approached the Supreme Court, seeking to validate both the convention and the executives it produced.

However, the apex court’s ruling has now effectively settled the dispute, nullifying the exercise and the leadership that emerged from it.