Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has hailed the court ruling halting the PDP’s planned national convention, describing it as a major blow against impunity within the party.
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, had on Friday stopped the scheduled 2025 PDP National Convention.
The judge ruled that the opposition party must first meet all constitutional and statutory conditions before convening. The order also stopped INEC from recognising any convention outcome that does not follow due process.
Speaking after the judgement, Wike said the ruling marks a turning point for internal party discipline.
“We are happy that we have fought impunity while on another part we are not happy with what is going on in the party,” he stated, noting that the PDP had never been this divided.
“We are happy that we have fought impunity…” he added while addressing PDP stakeholders from 12 states and the FCT. “It’s unfortunate that the so-called purported national convention cannot hold, it has never been bad like this in the Peoples Democratic Party.”
According to the minister, the situation is sad but necessary, adding that leadership failures and arrogance triggered the crisis. He stressed that no one should be above party rules.
“Opposition party is supposed to put heads together and follow due process but if you are not doing that then you are sending a wrong message,” he said.
Wike noted that some governors must focus on delivering good governance instead of using state resources to fight internal party battles.
He reminded the gathering that they had earlier vowed to challenge any action that undermines party rules. “Nobody will be intimidated we will do what is right,” he added.
The meeting had top PDP figures in attendance, including former governors Samuel Ortom and Okezie Ikpeazu, FCT and Rivers lawmakers, and several state party chairmen.
However, the minister urged stakeholders to remain firm and continue defending the party’s constitution.
The article was originally published on Politics Nigeria.
