The Peoples Democratic Party has reaffirmed that its national convention scheduled for November 15–16, 2025, in Ibadan, Oyo State, will proceed as planned despite a recent court ruling.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, the PDP National Publicity Secretary and Secretary of the 2025 National Convention Organising Publicity Sub-committee, Debo Ologunagba, dismissed reports of a postponement as “False, misleading, and the handiwork of political detractors.”
The statement read in part, “The 2025 national convention of the PDP has not been postponed but will go on as scheduled on Saturday, November 15, and Sunday, November 16, 2025, in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
“We urge all party members and Nigerians to disregard the misleading claims being peddled by some individuals recruited by the All Progressives Congress in its failed attempt to stop the PDP national convention.”
He accused the ruling All Progressives Congress of attempting to destabilise the main opposition party and create conditions for a one-party state, vowing that such efforts “will be lawfully resisted.”
Ologunagba added that the National Convention Organising Committee was working tirelessly to ensure a smooth and successful exercise, noting that delegates and stakeholders had already begun arriving in Ibadan.
However, a faction of the party loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, had earlier announced the suspension of the convention, citing a judgment delivered by Justice Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, in Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/2120/2025.
Acting National Chairman, Alhaji Abdulrahman Muhammed, and National Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, said the court restrained the PDP from proceeding with the convention pending the resolution of a leadership dispute.
They disclosed that the party had filed an appeal before the Court of Appeal and decided to suspend the exercise “in obedience to the rule of law.”
“Having filed an appeal and in line with our responsibility to uphold the rule of law, the PDP hereby suspends and cancels the proposed Ibadan National Convention pending the decision of the Court of Appeal,” Muhammed stated recently.
The conflicting positions stem from two parallel court rulings — one from Abuja and another from Oyo State.
