By Lateef Ibrahim, Abuja
The management and staff of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP has urged the National Judicial Council (NJC) to caution judges who are complicit in delivering judgments or issuing orders that make them appear as willing tools in the hands of the All Progressive Congress (APC) to cripple opposition and destroy the nation’s hard-earned democracy.
The management and staff of the PDP said this in their reaction to the recent judgement of the Federal High Court (FHC), in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, which nullified the elective national convention of the party held on 15th and 16th of December 2025 in Ibadan where Dr Tanimu Kabiru Turaki was elected as the National Chairman and Ambassador Taofeek Arapaja as National Secretary.
The court, presided over by Justice Agomoh, also restrained Turaki, Arapaja and others from parading themselves as members of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party.
The management and staff of the PDP, in a signed by Gambo Isa Gaude (acting Director of Administration), Dr Edward Ugbada Adie (Director-General, Peoples Democratic Institute) and seventy-four others), pointed out that the action of “these judges of particular concern” is eroding the confidence of Nigerians in the judiciary.
According to them, ‘Our fear is that when such confidence is eroded, citizens have the tendency to resort to self-help; a recipe for crisis in the country.
“We call on members of the PDP not to be fazed by the Judgment but remain resolute as our party takes firm steps to surmount all the huddles and reposition on the path of victory ahead of the 2027 general elections” , they said.
Continuing, they said, “As critical stakeholders in the Democratic process, we urge the National Judicial Council (NJC) to caution judges who are complicit in delivering judgments or issuing orders that make them appear as willing tools in the hands of the All Progressive Congress (APC) to cripple opposition and destroy our hard-earned democracy.
“The action of these judges of particular concern is eroding the confidence of Nigerians in the judiciary. Our fear is that when such confidence is eroded, citizens have the tendency to resort to self-help; a recipe for crisis in the country.
“We call on members of the PDP not to be fazed by the Judgment but remain resolute as our party takes firm steps to surmount all the huddles and reposition on the path of victory ahead of the 2027 general elections”, they said.
The entire management and staff of the PDP thus reaffirmed their recognition, loyalty and allegiance to the Kabiru Tanimu Turaki SAN-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the Party “which was duly and legally elected at the Party’s National Convention held in Ibadan, Oyo State, on November 15-16, 2025”.
