PDP NEC meets May 4 over Supreme Court judgment – BoT

From Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BoT) has announced that the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) will meet on Monday to chart a way forward for the opposition party.

The secretary of the board, Babangida Aliyu, disclosed this while addressing journalists after a meeting of PDP stakeholders in the aftermath of the Supreme Court judgement, which upheld the nullification of the party’s National Convention held in Ibadan last November.

Aliyu, who is also a former governor of Niger State, stated that the NEC meeting would be preceded by a meeting of the BoT on Sunday.

According to him, “We have taken the judgment from the Supreme Court as it should be. We are very happy that the Supreme Court has come clearly on this matter. And with the situation that we are in, the judgment has already, as you all know and I believe, dismissed the appeal filed by Tanimu Turaki against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, which nullified the elective national convention that was held in November 2025.

“And also, this means the cross-appeal by Senator Samuel Anyanwu and his team to uphold the judgment of the Court of Appeal, which affirmed the suspension of Kamaldeen Ajibade SAN, Senator Anyanwu, and others.

“The interpretation of this judgement, therefore, clearly leaves the party without any recognised leadership, as both groups previously laying claims to the leadership have been divested of all interests by this judgement. We cannot, therefore, in good conscience, allow the party to become leaderless and rudderless and without direction.”

The BoT secretary added that the board would also push for reconciliation among aggrieved members, noting that the party elders are determined to ensure that the PDP thrives as an opposition party and presents candidates for the 2027 general elections.

“We are very steadfast, and we will do our best to ensure that the party not only survives, but that it presents candidates for elections in 2027. After extensive consultation with other members of the BoT who are not necessarily here and other critical stakeholders, we will announce the action plan.

“We know that we don’t have the time, but we will work assiduously to ensure that everybody who wants to contest under PDP is given that chance to do it.”