Supreme Court Reserves Judgment in PDP Ibadan Convention Appeal

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The Supreme Court of Nigeria has reserved judgment in the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party, challenging the Court of Appeal ruling that nullified its 2025 Ibadan convention.  The appeal, filed by the Turaki-led PDP faction, is seeking to overturn the lower court’s decision on grounds of jurisdiction, arguing that the matter relates to the party’s internal affairs.  Counsel to the appellants, Chris Uche, urged the court to set aside the earlier judgments and direct the Independent National Electoral Commission to recognise officials elected at the Ibadan convention.  However, counsel to the respondents, Joseph Daudu, countered that the lower courts acted within their jurisdiction, noting that the case involves statutory responsibilities of INEC in legitimising party processes, and urged the court to dismiss the appeal.  A panel led by Justice Mohammed Lawal Garba announced that the date for judgment will be communicated to parties involved. #SupremeCourt #PDP #IbadanConvention #INEC #NigeriaJudiciary #ChrisUche #JosephDaudu #Politics

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00:00Among the prayers before the APES court, as adumbrated by the Appellance Counsel Chris Uche, Senior Advocate of Nigeria, is

00:07for the court to obtain the judgment of the Court of Appeal on the ground of jurisdiction as he claimed

00:12both the Federal High Court and the Court of Appeal aired when they presided over the case knowing that it

00:18was a party's internal affairs.

00:20The Appellance also prayed the Court to make a declarative pronouncement for Ainec to recognize the officials that were elected

00:26at the Ibaran Convention.

00:28But the Respondent Counsel in the Appeal, Joseph Dow, Senior Advocate of Nigeria, drew the attention of the Court to

00:34the issues raised by the Appellance, saying the argument that the lower court doubled into the party's internal affairs is

00:40not correct as the issues raised lie with the statutory duties of Ainec who gives legitimacy to party's affairs and

00:47pray the Court to dismiss the appeal.

00:48Parties adopted their briefs of argument in both the main and cross-appeals, while Soleil Amido's grudge was that he

00:55was not allowed to purchase the chairmanship firm before the convention,

00:59Osinwa Chukwu's claim was that there was no valid state congress heard in Imo State before the convention in Ibadan.

01:06The Panel of Justice, led by Justice Mohamed Law-Garwa, therefore announced that date of judgment will be communicated to

01:13senior counsel.

01:14In the Appeal 5 by Senator David Mack, on his non-recognition as the National Chairman of the ADC,

01:20his counsel, Jibril Okutek, by Senior Advocate of Nigeria, after adopting his brief of argument,

01:24Since he was elected to make the Sonata of Occupancy, he stayed at a time against thebutt.

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