The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned judgment in the ongoing leadership crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party, following an appeal lodged by a faction led by Kabiru Tanimu Turaki over the annulment of its 2025 national convention.
The apex court, in a sitting presided over by Justice Lawal Garba, said the date for the verdict would be communicated to all parties after the adoption of final written briefs by counsel.
The appellant faction is contesting the March 9 judgment of the Court of Appeal, which upheld earlier decisions that voided the party’s Ibadan convention conducted on November 15 and 16, 2025.
During proceedings, the faction argued that the dispute was an internal party matter beyond the jurisdiction of the courts, maintaining that all laid-down procedures were duly followed in organising the convention.
Despite the argument, previous rulings by lower courts had gone against the group, nullifying the exercise and restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission from recognising outcomes from the convention.
The appellate court had affirmed two separate decisions of the Federal High Court in Abuja, which stopped the party from holding the convention until it complied with provisions of the Electoral Act and the 2022 Regulations and Guidelines for Political Parties.
In one of the judgments, Justice James Omotosho ruled that the PDP failed to conduct valid state congresses in accordance with legal and constitutional requirements, thereby invalidating the convention.
The yet-to-be-delivered judgment of the Supreme Court is expected to have far-reaching implications for the party’s leadership and internal cohesion.