Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday declined to grant an application filed by former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido , restricting Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) from going ahead with its planned national QE convention.
Lamido, through his counsel, Jeph Njikonye (SAN), had filed a motion ex parte, praying the court to issue an interim order stopping the PDP from proceeding with the convention pending the hearing and determination of a motion on notice filed alongside the suit.
Justice Peter Lifu, in his ruling, refused tol grant the request. Instead, he ordered the PDP and the Independent National Electoral Commission, listed as the first and second defendants respectively, to appear before the court to show cause why the reliefs sought by the former governor should not be granted.
The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/2299/2025, was filed by Lamido
In the ex parte motion dated and filed on October 28, Lamido, through his legal team led by Njikonye, sought two orders:legal
“An interim order of the honourable court restraining the first defendant from conducting its national scheduled to hold in Ibadan, Oyo State (or any other location) on November 15 and 16,2025, or on any other date the first defendant may choose, pending the hearing and determination of the plaintiff/applicant’s motion on notice before this honourable court.
“An interim order restraining the second defendant from monitoring, supervising or recognising the first defendant’s national convention scheduled to hold in Ibadan, Oyo State (or any other location) on November15 and 16,2025, or on any other date the first defendant may choose, pending the hearing and determination of the plaintiff/applicant’s motion on notice
