- the convention is intended to elect new leaders to guide the party
- Lamido alleges that the process is biased and exclusionary
- Lamido claims he was denied access to the nomination form
Sule Lamido, former governor of Jigawa State and one of the founders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has filed a lawsuit at the Federal High Court in Abuja to prevent the party’s upcoming national convention scheduled for November 15-16 in Ibadan, Oyo State.
Eko Hot Blog reports that, while the convention is intended to elect new leaders to guide the party, Lamido alleges that the process is biased and exclusionary.
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In his court filing (FHC/ABJ/CD/2229/2025), submitted through SAN Jephthah Chikodi Njikonye, Lamido is asking the court to halt the convention and stop the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from overseeing it.
Lamido claims he was denied access to the nomination form needed to contest the position of national chairman, arguing that this violates the party’s rules and undermines the right of all eligible members to participate.
He further contends that the convention planning excluded key stakeholders and did not comply with the PDP constitution, asserting that the leadership’s actions breach basic fairness.
Lamido is seeking a court order compelling the party to provide him the nomination form and preventing INEC from supervising or recognizing any election conducted without his participation, cautioning that such a convention would lack legal and constitutional legitimacy.
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