The Supreme Court judgment may have thrown the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, into leadership uncertainty. Apparently, the PDP fears that the party has been pushed deeper into crisis after a split decision of the Supreme Court nullified its Ibadan convention.
The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Ini Imamobong, in a statement, pointed out the Kabiru Turaki-led faction is now left without clear leadership ahead of the 2027 elections.
Imamobong also noted that the Supreme Court judgment also upheld the Court of Appeal’s suspension of key party figures, including Ajibade, SAN, and Senator Samuel Anyanwu, compounding uncertainty over the party’s leadership structure.
Imamobong said the outcome has effectively stripped the party of a defined leadership framework, raising urgent questions about its direction and the stability of Nigeria’s opposition.
He expressed confidence that the party’s internal organs would move to stabilise the situation.
The PDP Publicity Secretary also warned that the implications could extend beyond the party if the situation is not carefully managed.
The Supreme Court, in a 3–2 majority decision delivered by a five-member panel, led by Justice Mohammed Garba, upheld earlier rulings of the Court of Appeal and the Federal High Court nullifying the convention held in Ibadan.
The majority justices: Chioma Nwosu-Iheme, Stephen Adah, and Mohammed Garba held that the convention violated a valid and subsisting order of the Federal High Court, ruling that the appellants acted in contempt and were, therefore, not entitled to relief at the apex court.
However, Justices Haruna Tsammani and Abubakar Umar dissented, maintaining that the dispute was strictly an internal party matter and should not have been entertained by the courts.
They further argued that the case did not arise from the actions of any federal government agency but from a leadership contest within the party, placing it outside the jurisdiction of the courts.
Faulting the majority’s approach, the dissenting justices warned against procedural overreach.
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