Turaki asks court to stop Wike faction’s lawsuit amid PDP dispute
The Federal High Court in Abuja is set to hear an application from the Kabiru Turaki-led Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) seeking to halt proceedings in a suit filed by the faction aligned with Nyesom Wike. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik adjourned the matter to allow the Wike bloc’s counsel, Dr. Onyechi Ikpeazu (SAN), to respond to the application. The Wike-led faction wants to prevent the Turaki group from representing the PDP and from accessing the party’s national secretariat. The court has already issued an ex parte order restraining both sides from taking further action until the case is resolved.
What we know
- The Federal High Court scheduled a hearing for January 23, 2026, on the Turaki-led PDP’s request to stay proceedings in the case brought by the Wike faction.
- The Wike-aligned group, led by Alhaji Mohammed Abdulrahman and Senator Samuel Anyanwu, seeks to stop the Turaki-led leadership from acting as PDP representatives.
- The plaintiffs also want the court to prevent the police, DSS, and INEC from recognizing or supporting the Turaki faction’s activities.
- Justice Abdulmalik previously granted an ex parte order restraining all parties from further action after the suit was filed on November 21, 2025.
- The Turaki bloc has appealed the ex parte order and filed a motion for the judge to recuse herself, citing alleged bias and petitions over case assignments.
