Drama as 2 Lawyers Appear for PDP in Wabara, Others Suit Against INEC over Recognition Quest.
The plaintiffs say INEC should update its records and publish the interim NWC after receiving the names by letters dated May 4.
- On June 4, the Peoples Democratic Party and its Board of Trustees sued the Independent National Electoral Commission , seeking an order to compel recognition of the interim National Working Committee led by Kabir Turaki on INEC's official website.
- Following the Supreme Court's nullification of the November 2025 convention, the BoT constituted an interim NWC to manage party affairs, creating the legal dispute now before the court.
- Despite formal notifications to INEC on May 4 and May 15, the commission refused to update its records to reflect the interim leadership, prompting plaintiffs to argue it ignored subsisting court judgments.
- During Friday's hearing, conflicting representation claims disrupted proceedings as two legal teams claimed to represent the PDP, forcing Justice Salim Ibrahim to schedule a June 30 session to resolve the dispute.
- Justice Ibrahim ordered accelerated hearing citing the 2027 general election timetable, which imposes a July deadline for finalizing electoral schedules and party leadership records.
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PDP Crisis: Drama in court over legal representation as court grants accelerated hearing
Justice Salim Ibrahim gave the order after counsel to the plaintiffs, Gordy Uche, SAN, informed the court that the suit is time-bound. The post PDP Crisis: Drama in court over legal representation as court grants accelerated hearing appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
Drama as 2 lawyers appear for PDP in Wabara, others suit against INEC over recognition quest.
There was mild drama at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday as two lawyers appeared for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in a suit filed by the Senator Adolphus Wabara-led Board of Trustees (BoT) against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The suit, which is before Justice Salim Ibrahim, seeks an order of the court compelling INEC to recognise the Kabiru Turaki-led interim National Working Committee (NWC) of the PDP on …
Factional PDP Lawyers Clash in Court Over Party Representation
By John Azu A mild drama unfolded at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday as two Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) appeared separately to represent the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in a suit filed against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), exposing the party’s lingering internal divisions. The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1159/2026, was instituted by the PDP Board of Trustees (BoT), led by former Senate President Adolphus W…
Nigeria: Court orders accelerated hearing in Wabara, Jerry Gana, others suit against INEC
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday ordered accelerated hearing in a suit filed by Sen. Adolphus Wabara-led Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Kabir Turaki faction of the PDP against Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Justice Salim Ibrahim gave the order after counsel to the plaintiffs, Chief Gordy Uche, SAN, informed the court […]
“PDP Crisis Deepens In Court” — Party Moves To Withdraw From BoT Suit Seeking INEC Recognition Of Interim NWC As Rival Lawyers Claim Authority
The leadership crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has taken a dramatic new turn as the party, through a lawyer claiming to act on its instructions, filed a motion at the Federal High Court seeking to have its name struck out as the 8th plaintiff in a suit filed by the Adolphus Wabara-led Board […]
PDP Crisis: Court Orders Accelerated Hearing In BoT Suit Against INEC
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday ordered accelerated hearing in a suit filed by the Senator Adolphus Wabara-led Board of Trustees of... The post PDP Crisis: Court Orders Accelerated Hearing In BoT Suit Against INEC appeared first on Naija News.
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