Wike Dismisses Oyo Court’s Approval of PDP Convention, Insists Abuja Verdict Stands
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has dismissed Tuesday’s ruling of an Oyo State High Court approving the Peoples Democratic Party’s proposed national convention scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, November 15 and 16, 2025, in Ibadan.
Wike, through his Senior Special Assistant, Lere Olayinka, dismissed the Oyo order, insisting that the Abuja judgment takes precedence.
He said, “Are you unaware of the last Friday judgment of the Federal High Court? There was a judgment on Friday. Another court now gave an ex parte order! Do you know what an ex parte order means?
“It means it expires in seven days or at the highest 14 days. Is the High Court in Ibadan the appeal court? Is that an order you should obey? Is an order higher than a judgment?
“A court gave a judgment that INEC should not attend, you now went to Ibadan to get an order, an ex parte order. And you are asking whether the minister will attend?”
Justice Ladiran Akintola granted the ex parte motion filed on Monday by Folahan Adelabi in suit number I/1336/2025, and adjourned the case to November 10, 2025 for hearing of the motion on notice.
The Oyo order contradicts last Friday’s judgment of the Federal High Court in Abuja, which restrained the PDP from holding the convention.
