A Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out a suit seeking to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognize the Kabiru Turaki-led interim National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Justice Salim Ibrahim, delivering judgment on Friday, ruled that the plaintiffs, led by PDP Board of Trustees Chairman Senator Adolphus Wabara, lacked the legal standing to file the case. He consequently dismissed the suit for want of jurisdiction.
The court upheld preliminary objections filed by INEC and other interested parties, noting that the plaintiffs failed to prove that INEC had recognized the interim leadership or that they had the authority to act on behalf of the PDP.
The suit is part of an ongoing leadership crisis within the PDP, following the emergence of a faction-backed interim committee headed by Kabiru Turaki earlier in 2026.
