The Federal High Court in Ibadan has nullified the outcome of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national convention held in Ibadan, Oyo State, on November 15, 2025, and consequently removed Kabiru Tanimu Turaki (SAN) as the party’s national chairman.
Turaki was declared chairman at the controversial convention attended by delegates from across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), an exercise marred by intense internal wrangling.
Proceedings at the convention were characterised by disputes over zoning of key offices, prolonged accreditation of delegates and allegations of last-minute substitutions and manoeuvres by competing factions. Tension at the venue also led to heightened security presence, with brief interruptions recorded before voting eventually took place.
In its ruling delivered on Friday, January 30, 2026, the court directed Turaki and all other officials emerged from the convention to immediately cease parading themselves as members of the party’s national leadership.
The court further held that only the caretaker committee led by Abdulrahman Mohammed, alongside Samuel Anyanwu, remains the duly recognised National Working Committee of the PDP, pending the conduct of a properly convened national convention.
