Turaki-led PDP faction asks court to reopen sealed secretariat
The Kabiru Turaki-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has filed a suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking to compel the police to unseal the party’s national secretariat. The secretariat was barricaded and closed off by security forces after clashes between rival PDP factions in November 2025. Kabiru Turaki emerged as national chairman at a controversial convention in Ibadan, which was rejected by the opposing Nyesom Wike-aligned group. The ongoing dispute has left the PDP’s headquarters inaccessible and disrupted party activities.
What we know
- The Turaki faction wants a court order for the police to remove barricades and vacate the PDP secretariat, sealed since November 18, 2025.
- The police closed the headquarters after violent clashes between the Turaki and Wike factions, both of which tried to hold meetings on the same day.
- The Wike-aligned group claims the Ibadan convention that elected Turaki violated existing court orders, while a local court in Ibadan allowed it to proceed.
- The suit also seeks to stop police from restricting access to any PDP office nationwide pending the court’s decision.
- The PDP argues that the police acted without a valid court order and that the closure has severely disrupted party operations.
