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PDP rejects high court ruling on case seeking recognition for Turaki-led INWC
The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has rejected Friday’s ruling of a Federal High Court Abuja which dismissed it’s suit seeking to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to recognize the Interim National Working Committee, NWC led by Tanimu Kabiru Turaki SAN as the authentic leadership of the party.
Delivering judgment on the suit, Justice Salim Ibrahim held that the plaintiffs, led by PDP Board of Trustees Chairman, senator Adolphus Wabara, lacked the legal standing to institute the suit. He consequently struck it out for want of jurisdiction and awarded cost against the plaintiffs and the lead council.
The court upheld the preliminary objection filed by INEC and sustained similar objections raised by parties seeking to be joined in the matter. It ruled that the plaintiffs failed to establish that INEC had recognised the purported interim NWC or that they possessed the authority to sue on behalf of the PDP.
But reacting to the ruling in a statement signed by Wabara himself, the PDP BoT described it as shocking and inexplicable, saying it was dismayed that a high court could go outside the matters tabled before to, to upturn the judgements of Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court.
The PDP BoT therefore called on its members and supporters nationwide to remain calm, saying it would convey a meeting in a matter
The statement reads- “The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) received with utter dismay, the judgment of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, which in the most inexplicable manner dismissed the suit filed by the Board seeking the court to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to obey the extant judgments of the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court by listing the members of the party’s Interim National Working Committee (INWC).
“The BoT strongly rejects the decision of the High Court which is a direct affront to the superior authority of the Court of Appeal, the supremacy of the Supreme Court, the integrity of the Institution of the Judiciary and the sanctity of the law.
“It is rather strange that the High Court went beyond its bounds and arrogated itself powers to make pronouncements over and above the pronouncements of the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court by recognizing the actions of individuals whose suspension and expulsion from the party had been upheld by the two superior courts.
“Equally strange is that the High Court went outside the issues before it to make pronouncements in favour of individuals that were not parties in the case.
“It is clear that this judgment against the PDP and democracy in Nigeria cannot stand in the face of the law. The BoT is therefore determined to take every step within the ambit of the law to ensure that justice is done in the matter.
“While urging teeming members and supporters of our party to remain focused, the BoT reassured that it will in a couple of days hold an emergency meeting and inform party members and Nigerians on the way forward.”
The David Mark-led faction of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has approached the Court of Appeal to challenge the Federal High Court judgement that removed its leadership.
The opposition party also disclosed that it had filed an application seeking a stay of execution of the judgement pending the hearing and determination of its appeal.
The party made this known in a statement on Friday, November 6, adding that it had formally notified the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of the legal steps taken,
The appeal is against the judgement delivered by the Federal High Court in Abuja on November 5, 2026, in Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/1619/2025, involving Hon. Nafiu Bala Gombe and the ADC.
The party urged INEC to refrain from taking any further action on the matter until the Court of Appeal has considered the case.
It argued that the application for a stay of execution was yet to be decided and that the electoral commission should not take any step that could affect the outcome of the appeal.
According to the ADC, it expects INEC to respect the ongoing legal process and allow the appellate court to hear the matter before making any decision connected to the judgement.
The statement partly read, “The ADC is exercising its lawful right to appeal. The judgement is now being challenged before a higher court, and the legal process must be allowed to run its course.
“We expect INEC to uphold the law and take full account of the pending proceedings before making any consequential decisions.”
The party also urged its members and supporters to remain calm, insisting that the court judgement would not stop its political activities.
It said its campaigns would continue while it explored all available legal options to defend its position.
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The Federal High Court in Abuja has nullified the leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) led by Senator David Mark, declaring the caretaker committee that oversaw the party’s affairs illegal and invalidating all decisions taken by the committee.
The judgment, delivered on Thursday by Justice Peter Lifu, also affects the presidential primary that produced former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as the ADC’s flag bearer for the 2027 general elections.
Atiku, whose name had earlier been published by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the party’s presidential candidate, had already selected former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, as his running mate.
The ruling followed a suit instituted by Nafiu Bala Gombe, a former National Deputy Chairman (North-East) of the ADC, who challenged the process through which the David Mark-led leadership assumed control of the party.
Gombe argued that following the resignation of the party’s former National Chairman, Chief Ralph Nwosu, he was constitutionally entitled to take over the leadership.
He consequently asked the court to invalidate all actions undertaken by the Mark-led leadership and restrain Senator Mark and Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola from presenting themselves as the party’s National Chairman and National Secretary, respectively.
The plaintiff maintained that their emergence violated the ADC constitution and relevant provisions of the Electoral Act.
In suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/1819/2025, the ADC, INEC, Senator David Mark, Aregbesola and Chief Ralph Nwosu were listed as defendants.
Justice Lifu upheld Gombe’s claims and granted the reliefs sought, effectively invalidating the authority of the caretaker committee and decisions taken under its leadership.
The verdict is expected to trigger fresh political uncertainty within the ADC, particularly over Atiku’s presidential ambition and the party’s preparations for the January 16, 2027 presidential election.
However, the party has vowed to challenge the judgment at the appellate court.
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