The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has filed a suit before the federal high court in Abuja seeking to stop the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognising the national convention held in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital, on November 15 and 16.
In the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/25012025, the party, alongside Mohammed Abdulrahman, acting national chairman, and Samuel Anyanwu, national secretary, is asking the court to declare the convention and all decisions taken at the event as “null, void and of no effect”.
The plaintiffs belong to the PDP loyal to Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The plaintiffs are also seeking an order restraining security agencies and INEC from recognising the sixth to 25th defendants, including Umar Damagum, Kabiru Turaki, new national chairman, and other prominent members, as PDP officials.
In the originating summons, the plaintiffs argue that the Ibadan convention was conducted in flagrant disregard of three subsisting judgements of the federal high court.
Credit: TheCable
