Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court in Abuja has issued an order preventing the Kabiru Turaki-led National Working Committee (NWC) from entering the national secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party.
The ruling followed a lawsuit filed by party members loyal to Nyesom Wike. Justice Abdulmalik instructed security agencies, including the Nigerian Police Force and the Department of State Services, to ensure that the Wike faction, led by Abdulrahman Mohammed, can safely access and operate within the party secretariat.
The judge declared that the national convention held by the Turaki-led faction on November 15–16, 2025, in Ibadan, and the subsequent election of party officials, were invalid, as they violated existing court orders.
Justice Abdulmalik also ruled that the expulsion of Wike and his supporters during that convention breached both Section 287(3) of the Nigerian Constitution (as amended) and the PDP constitution. She described the expulsions as a direct challenge to judicial authority and an attack on democratic principles.
“I considered the expulsion of the members of the plaintiffs as not only an affront to the subsisting judgment, but also a direct assault on a democratic and principled society,” the judge affirmed.
