The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by Kabiru Turaki has rejected a ruling by the Court of Appeal of Nigeria which nullified the party’s national convention held in November 2025 in Ibadan, Oyo State.
The faction’s spokesperson, Ini Ememobong, disclosed this in a statement on Monday, announcing that the party had directed its legal team to challenge the judgment at the Supreme Court of Nigeria.
According to Ememobong, the faction believes implementing the appellate court’s decision would create serious difficulties for party members across the country.
“The operationalisation of this judgment will, without fail, impose untold hardship on our members,” he said.
He explained that while the party consults with its internal organs on the next steps, its lawyers have been instructed to immediately initiate an appeal at the Supreme Court for a final determination of the dispute.
“To avert this, while we consult with critical organs of our party on the way forward, we have instructed our lawyers to immediately take the necessary legal steps to appeal to the Supreme Court, the apex court in the land,” he stated.
The party expressed confidence that the apex court would resolve the matter quickly in the interest of democracy and political stability.
Ememobong also called on PDP members nationwide to remain calm and united despite the legal setback, assuring them that the crisis would soon be resolved.
He added that the party must be protected from individuals he described as pretending to represent the opposition.
According to him, the PDP must be rescued “from the hands of those masquerading as opposition leaders.”
The dispute over the validity of the November 15–16, 2025 convention has further highlighted ongoing internal tensions within the opposition party as it seeks to reposition itself ahead of future elections in Nigeria.
