A Federal High Court in Abuja has barred a faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by Kabiru Turaki from accessing or operating from the party’s national secretariat.
The ruling, delivered on Monday by Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, followed a suit filed by members of the party aligned with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.
In her decision, the judge directed security agencies, including the Nigerian Police Force and the Department of State Services (DSS), to secure the PDP national headquarters and ensure unhindered access for the Wike-backed faction.
Justice Abdulmalik held that the PDP national convention held in Ibadan in November 2025, which produced the Turaki-led leadership, was conducted in defiance of subsisting court orders.
She declared the exercise invalid and of no legal effect.
The court further ruled that the convention violated Section 287(3) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), as well as the internal rules governing the PDP.
