An Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan has validated the 2025 National Convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which held in Ibadan on November 15 and 15, 2025.
Justice Ladiran Akintola of Court 5 delivered the judgment shortly after ruling on the application for joinder, dismissing Nwachukwu’s application for stay of proceedings.
An Oyo High Court sitting in Ibadan had previously nullified the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) National Convention held in Ibadan, Oyo State, on November 15, 2025, after a tense court battle over the leadership structure and legality of the convention.
Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, was elected as the PDP National Chairman following a tense and highly controversial national convention held in Ibadan.
The convention, which drew delegates from all 36 states and the FCT, was marked by sharp disagreements over zoning, accreditation delays, and allegations of last-minute manoeuvres by rival blocs.
The previous judgment barred Turaki and others from parading themselves as national officers of the PDP.
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In the new judgment, the court granted the 13 relief put before the Court by the Claimant, Folahan Malomo Adelabi, through his Counsel, Musbau Adetunmbi.
The judgement validates the emergence of the Taminu Turaki-led National Working Committee that emerged at the Convention.
TVC News previously reported that a Federal High Court in Abuja has restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission from recognising the outcome of the forthcoming 2025 National Convention of the People’s Democratic Party.
Justice James Omotosho, delivering judgment in a suit challenging the legality of the convention, predicated his decision because the PDP failed to comply with relevant conditions and laws for the conduct of such conventions.
