The Federal High Court in Abuja has again stopped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from holding its planned National Convention slated for November 15 and 16, 2025, in Ibadan, Oyo State.
The convention was meant to elect new national officers to steer the affairs of the opposition party.
The order followed an ex-parte application filed by former Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido, through his counsel, Jephthah Njikonye, SAN, seeking an interim injunction to restrain the PDP from proceeding with the event pending the hearing and determination of a motion on notice.
In his ruling on Tuesday, Justice Peter Lifu held that Lamido’s application had merit and warranted the court’s intervention.
He consequently restrained the PDP from convening the convention until the substantive suit is heard and determined.
The judge also barred the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from monitoring or recognising any convention the party might attempt to hold before the resolution of the case.
Justice Lifu observed that Lamido, a bona fide PDP member with a declared interest in contesting for the position of national chairman, would suffer irreparable harm if the interim order was not granted.
He further noted that there was no reason to depart from the earlier order issued by Justice James Omotosho on October 31, 2025, which similarly stopped the PDP’s planned convention and restrained INEC from participating in it.
Meanwhile, at the Oyo State High Court in Ibadan, Justice Ladiran Akintola has again adjourned the hearing of a motion on notice in a separate case filed by Folahan Malomo Adelabi against the PDP, its acting national chairman, and other respondents.
The matter, which has added to the party’s mounting legal troubles, was postponed to allow all parties adequate time to file and exchange necessary processes before the substantive hearing begins.
Justice Akintola said the adjournment was needed to ensure that all pending applications were addressed together for a smoother and more coordinated proceeding.
In a related development, PDP leaders in Ekiti State have warned against alleged efforts by “enemies of the party” to overturn the result of the governorship primary election won by Dr. Wole Oluyede.
Similarly, some PDP members in Oyo State have petitioned the National Judicial Council (NJC), calling for disciplinary action against Justice Akintola over what they described as “acts of judicial recklessness, impunity, and gross misconduct.”
