Turaki faction carry PDP leadership fight go Supreme Court after Appeal Court loss
- Court of Appeal stand gree with Federal High Court ruling wey refuse to order INEC to recognise the PDP committee wey Turaki dey lead.
- Na former Senate President Adolphus Wabara and seven other people file the appeal.
- The Turaki faction talk say dem respect the ruling but dem don tell dia lawyers to appeal go Supreme Court.
The leadership fight inside the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) dey go Supreme Court. The faction wey Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), dey lead talk on Wednesday say dem go challenge one Court of Appeal judgment wey no favour dem.
The Court of Appeal for Abuja dismiss one appeal wey former Senate President Adolphus Wabara and seven other people file. The case, wey dem mark CA/ABJ/CV/1221/2026, na against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and six other respondents.
The appellants bin ask the court to set aside one Federal High Court judgment by Justice Salim Ibrahim. That judgment refuse to order INEC to recognise the Interim National Working Committee (INWC) wey Turaki dey lead, as one National Executive Committee meeting wey dem hold after one earlier Supreme Court judgment put am together.
The three-member panel get Justice Ugochukwu Anthony Ogakwu as the person wey preside, with Justices Laja Balogun and Ruqayyat Oremei Ayoola. Justice Ayoola read the judgment, wey stand gree with the lower court decision and dismiss the appeal.
Wetin the faction dey talk
The Turaki faction talk say dem accept the ruling but dem no go stop there. For one statement by dia National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, the faction talk say dem don tell dia lawyers to file appeal for Supreme Court sharp sharp.
"We have instructed our lawyers to immediately file an appeal before the Supreme Court, in the hope that justice will eventually be done,"
the statement talk. The faction also talk say dem believe say truth, no matter how deep dem bury am, one day e go come out if the people wey dey find am continue to dig.
Ememobong talk say the PDP must remain a strong opposition party wey go give Nigerians alternative to the ruling party, and e no suppose become part of am. He argue say democracy only dey survive when the opposition strong well well to engage the government well.
The faction beg dia members across the country to stand firm while the case dey move go the apex court. E talk say the outcome fit affect how multiparty democracy go survive and future generations.
Why e matter
The PDP na Nigeria main opposition party, and leadership dispute wey drag on dey keep am divided and distracted. For ordinary Nigerians, opposition wey weak mean say fewer strong voices dey hold government to account on the issues wey affect daily life, from fuel price to security and jobs.
Until the Supreme Court decide, the party structure and who INEC dey deal with as dia leadership remain unsettled.
Wetin go happen next
The Turaki faction talk say dia lawyers go file the appeal for Supreme Court soon. The court go then decide whether e go hear the case, and dia ruling go be final on the matter.
