Again, Court Stops PDP From Holding National Convention
A Federal High Court in Abuja has again ordered the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) not to hold its national convention, slated to begin tomorrow, November 15, in Ibadan.
Justice Peter Odo Lifu, on Friday, ruled that the 2025 convention which will run till November 16, be suspended until former governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, obtains the nomination form for the national chairmanship seat of the party.
The judge barred the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from supervising, monitoring or aiding the Ibadan convention until Lamido participates in the convention.
The judge held that PDP is under strict obligation to adhere to its own rules and regulations by giving opportunities to eligible members to realize their aspirations.
He said it was wrong of the PDP to have denied Lamido the opportunity to purchase nomination form for the office of the national chairman of the party.
In the suit brought by his counsel, Jeph Njikonye (SAN), Lamido had sought among others, an interim order restraining the PDP from conducting its national convention pending the hearing and determination of his motion on notice.
The judge noted that the order was based on the PDP’s refusal to comply with relevant conditions and laws for the conduct of such conventions.
He said that the party contravened its laws by not publishing notice on the convention for the attention of members and failing to issue the mandatory 21-day notice before the convention.
