Fresh tension rippled through Nigeria’s opposition politics on Tuesday as top figures of the Peoples Democratic Party converged on the Court of Appeal over the party’s lingering leadership crisis.
Among those present were the PDP’s National Chairman, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, SAN, Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed, and Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, all arriving for the scheduled appeal hearing seen as crucial to the party’s internal balance of power.
They were joined by members of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC), underscoring the high stakes attached to the case and its potential implications for the PDP’s future direction.
The appeal centres on the protracted leadership tussle within the party, a dispute that has exposed deep fault lines and tested internal cohesion at a time when the PDP is seeking to reassert itself as a formidable opposition force.
Political observers noted that the turnout of senior figures at the appellate court signalled more than routine legal compliance—it reflected the gravity of a case that could redefine authority, legitimacy, and control within one of Nigeria’s major political parties.
As proceedings got underway, party loyalists and onlookers watched closely, aware that the outcome may either steady the PDP’s ship or further inflame internal rivalries.
For now, the battle has moved from party secretariats to the courtroom, with the Appeal Court poised to play a decisive role in shaping the next chapter of the PDP’s leadership saga.
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