The faction of the Peoples Democratic Party backed by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has dismissed the recent judgment of the Oyo State High Court, describing it as inconsequential and of no binding effect.
The PDP caretaker committee led by Mohammed Abdulrahman and Senator Samuel Anyanwu, in a statement issued on Friday by its National Publicity Secretary, Jungudo Mohammed, insisted that the November 2025 convention remains invalid.
It emphasised that existing judgments of the Federal High Court had earlier barred the Independent National Electoral Commission from attending or monitoring the exercise, thereby making the Oyo State High Court’s ruling ineffectual on the issue.
On Friday, the Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan upheld the 2025 PDP convention conducted on November 15 and 16 in Ibadan, during which a National Working Committee led by Tanimu Turaki was elected.
Justice Ladiran Akintola of Court 5 delivered the ruling shortly after deciding on an application seeking joinder in the matter.
In his judgment, the court granted all 13 reliefs sought by the claimant, Folahan Malomo Adelabi, through his counsel, Musbau Adetunmbi.
In its reaction, the Wike-backed faction of the PDP stated that the judgment does not bind INEC and is therefore of no significance in relation to the matters in dispute.
