A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) loyal to FCT Minister Nyesom Wike has dragged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies before the federal high court in Abuja, seeking to nullify the party’s recent national convention held in Ibadan on November 15 and 16.
In the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/2501/2025, the plaintiffs — the PDP, acting national chairman Mohammed Abdulrahman, and national secretary Samuel Anyanwu — are asking the court to declare the convention and all decisions made there as “null and void,” arguing it violated three existing court orders. They are also seeking to restrain INEC and security agencies from recognising Umar Damagum, Kabiru Turaki, and other officials elected at the convention.