The newly reconstituted Board of Trustees, BoT, of the Peoples Democratic Social gathering, PDP, has directed all organs and officers of the celebration to stick to the Abuja Federal Excessive Courtroom judgment of October 31, 2025.
The Justice James Omotosho-led court docket had halted the deliberate nationwide conference for Ibadan, Oyo State, as such the brand new BoT has requested members to make sure full compliance with the judgement.
This was a part of the resolutions reached in the course of the inauguration of the board and was contained in a communique signed by its Chairman, Mao Ohuabunwa and Secretary Isah Dansidi on Friday.
The Board counseled the Judiciary for its braveness and professionalism in upholding the supremacy of the Structure, the Electoral Act, the INEC pointers, and the PDP structure, which it claimed remained the guiding devices of its inner democracy.
The communique reads: “The newly constituted Board of Trustees, BoT, at its inauqural and emergency assembly held right now, Friday, November 8, 2025, in Abuja, deliberated extensively on the current developments throughout the Social gathering, significantly the implications of the landmark judgment of the Federal Excessive Courtroom and the forthcoming Nationwide Conference, and resolved as follows:
“The BoT reaffirms that the PDP stays one indivisible, united, and democratic household firmly dedicated to the beliefs of Justice, Fairness, and Progress the founding ethos of our nice Social gathering.
“The BoT acknowledges the authority of all legally constituted organs of the Social gathering and reiterates its confidence within the ongoing efforts to revive inner order, self-discipline, and constitutional adherence in step with the judgment of the Federal Excessive Courtroom delivered on October 31, 2025.
“The BoT directs all organs and officers of the Social gathering to make sure full and fast compliance with the stated judgment. The Board commends the Judiciary for its braveness and professionalism in upholding the supremacy of the Structure of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended), the Electoral Act, the INEC Pointers, and the PDP Structure, which stay the guiding devices of our inner democracy.
“The BoT affirms its assist for the conduct of a reputable, clear, and inclusive Nationwide Conference, offered all pre-convention processes strictly adhere to the Structure of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended), the Electoral Act, the INEC Pointers, the Social gathering’s Structure, and the judicial pronouncement of the Federal Excessive Courtroom on October 31, 2025.
“The BoT emphasizes that no course of or organ of the Social gathering ought to act in contempt of court docket or outdoors constitutional provisions, as such actions would render subsequent outcomes null and void.
“Moreover, the BoT reaffirms that the judgment of the Federal Excessive Courtroom stays superior and weightier in legislation than the interim order of the Oyo State Excessive Courtroom. In view of the truth that the Federal Excessive Courtroom judgment has been
appealed, prudence and respect for judicial processes demand that the proposed Nationwide Conference be postponed till the Courtroom of Attraction delivers its resolution.
“In recognition of its statutory function, the newly reconstituted BoT pledges to serve making certain that because the conscience and stabilizing ethical compass of the Social gathering equity, justice, and inner harnmony quide all actions of the management at
each stage.
“The BoT shall actively mediate amongst stakeholders, promote inclusivity, and forestall divisive tendencies that threaten celebration cohesion.
“The Board of Trustees calls on all leaders, members, and supporters of the PDP throughout Nigeria and within the diaspora to shut ranks, uphold constitutionalism, and work collectively towards a profitable Nationwide Conference that can additional consolidate the unity and credibility of the Social gathering.
“The BoT pledges to repeatedly uphold its sacred accountability because the conscience of the PDP; talking reality with equity, guiding with integrity, and making certain that our nice Social gathering stays a beacon of democracy and hope for the nation.”
