Appeal court bars INEC from recognising PDP convention outcome

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has affirmed a Federal High Court judgment that barred the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognising the outcome of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national convention held in Ibadan.

The convention held from Nov. 15 to Nov. 16, 2025.

On Oct. 31, 2025, Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court Abuja restrained INEC the outcome of the national convention.

In a unanimous judgment on Monday, a three-member panel of the appellate court resolved the four issues for determination against the PDP.

It held that the appeal by the PDP was without merit and that the Federal High Court was right to have entered the Oct. 31, 2025 judgment and granted all the reliefs sought by the plaintiffs.

The Court faulted the PDP’s claim that the trial court lacked jurisdiction.