The faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) loyal to Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has directed the rival PDP camp led by Taminu Turaki to seek redress at the Supreme Court if it is dissatisfied with recent rulings nullifying the party’s November 2025 national convention.
The Wike-backed PDP leadership also announced plans to hold a fresh national convention on March 29, 2026, following court directives.
National Publicity Secretary of the factional National Working Committee led by Abdulrahman Mohammed, Haruna Mohammed, confirmed during an interview on Channels Television that the party had commenced a new round of ward and local government congresses in compliance with a Federal High Court judgment delivered by Justice James Omotosho.
“In compliance with Justice Omotosho’s judgment, we have carried out our ward congresses and local government congresses. We will hold our state congresses on Saturday. Our national convention is scheduled for March 29–30, and the NEC meeting will take place by Wednesday, by the grace of God,” Mohammed said.
He added that the Turaki faction was free to approach the Supreme Court if it believed the ruling was unjust.
“They want to go to the Supreme Court, no problem. It is the same Supreme Court that, three days to the area council election, delivered a landmark judgment regarding internal party affairs. The Court said that internal party matters are not absolute,” he stated.
The development follows a ruling by the Court of Appeal in Abuja, which affirmed the Federal High Court judgment invalidating the PDP national convention held in Ibadan, Oyo State, between November 15 and 16, 2025. The appellate court barred the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognising the convention’s outcomes, including the Turaki-led party leadership.
Delivering the lead judgment, Justice Uchechukwu Onyemenam held that the PDP failed to comply with constitutional requirements for a valid convention, including serving proper notice to INEC. The judge also rejected the claim that the dispute was purely an internal party matter, noting that the aggrieved members had raised legitimate legal concerns.
While Wike’s faction welcomed the ruling, the Turaki camp has insisted it will challenge the decision at the Supreme Court.
Meanwhile, the Independent National Electoral Commission’s electoral calendar, released on February 26, 2026, schedules political party primaries, including dispute resolution processes, between April 23 and May 30, 2026.
