Nigerian court adjourns PDP court dispute to January 23 for hearing of stay motion and recusal request in factional leadership case
A Nigerian federal court has adjourned proceedings in the ongoing Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) factional dispute to January 23 for the hearing of a stay of proceedings motion and a judicial recusal request.
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Justice Abdulmalik, who earlier granted an ex-parte order halting party activities pending determination of the suit, directed counsel for both parties to file formal responses before the next hearing.
Counsel to the Turaki-led PDP faction, Chief Chris Uche, told the court that an appeal against the ex-parte order had been filed at the Court of Appeal, citing case number CA/ABJ/CV/1770/2025.
He urged the trial court to stay proceedings sine die, referencing legal precedent.
The plaintiffs’ counsel, Ikpeazu, argued that filing an appeal does not automatically warrant a stay, noting that the appeal relates to an interlocutory decision rather than the substantive suit.
The recusal motion filed by the Turaki faction requests that Justice Abdulmalik withdraw from the case, alleging partisanship and procedural irregularities.
Uche claimed the ex-parte order was made without genuine urgency and mirrored templates used by other judges in prior PDP internal disputes.
Following the hearing, PDP National Publicity Secretary Jungudo Mohammed expressed hope that the court would uphold previous Federal High Court judgments, which had restrained certain members from conducting party conventions in Oyo State.
“The main substantive issue here is that we are praying the court to restrict those people parading themselves as national officers of the party,” Mohammed said, citing the strength of the two earlier judgments.
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The case remains under close observation as it addresses internal party leadership conflicts ahead of the 2027 general elections.
