- Supreme Court fixed April 22 to hear PDP leadership dispute appeals
- Turaki faction seeks reversal of rulings nullifying Ibadan convention
- Court ordered speedy filings ahead of 2027 election timetable
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has fixed April 22, 2026, to hear two appeals filed by a faction of the Peoples Democratic Party led by Kabiru Turaki over the party’s leadership dispute.
The appeals are linked to the controversy surrounding the party’s national convention held in Ibadan on November 15 and 16, 2025, which was earlier nullified by the Court of Appeal.
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EKO HOT BLOG reports that a five member panel of the apex court, headed by Lawal Garba, granted the Turaki faction’s request for an accelerated hearing. The court also shortened the time allowed for parties to file their legal arguments to ensure a speedy resolution of the matter.
During the proceedings, the court directed that hearing notices be served on one of the respondents, Mohammed Abdulrahman, who was not represented in court.
Counsel to the Turaki faction, Chris Uche, urged the court to treat the case as urgent, stating that it should be resolved in line with the timetable set by the Independent National Electoral Commission ahead of the 2027 general elections. He also presented documents to support the application for an expedited hearing.
Another counsel, Emmanuel Ukala, representing some of the respondents, requested additional time to respond, citing the need to obtain records of the appellate court judgment that voided the Ibadan convention. The court, however, ordered all respondents to file their responses within five days.
In a separate but related appeal involving the Turaki faction and Sule Lamido, the court also approved a fast tracked hearing and fixed April 22 for the matter.
The dispute with Lamido arose after he was excluded from the race for the party’s national chairmanship. His suit had earlier led to an order by Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court, which halted the convention.
Earlier rulings by lower courts had gone against the Turaki led faction, nullifying the Ibadan convention, restraining the electoral body from recognising its outcome, and limiting access to the party’s national secretariat.
The Turaki group is now asking the Supreme Court to overturn those decisions, maintaining that the issue is an internal party matter and insisting that due process was followed during the convention.
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