The Supreme Court of Nigeria has reserved judgment in the ongoing legal battle over the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), leaving the party’s future direction uncertain for now.

The case was brought before a five-member panel of the apex court led by Justice Lawal Garba. After hearing arguments from all parties involved on Wednesday, the court announced that a date for judgment would be communicated later.

The dispute was filed by the Kabiru Tanimu Turaki-led faction of the PDP, which is challenging the decision of the Court of Appeal that nullified its 2025 national convention.

The contested convention, held in Ibadan on November 15 and 16, 2025, was previously struck down by lower courts, which ruled that it did not comply with the Electoral Act and the party’s internal regulations.

At the Supreme Court, the Turaki faction argued that the matter should not be decided by the courts, insisting it is an internal party affair and that all necessary procedures were followed during the convention.

However, earlier rulings had gone against the faction. The Court of Appeal had upheld Federal High Court judgments that stopped the PDP from recognising the outcome of the convention and also restricted the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from giving it recognition.

One of the Federal High Court decisions stated that the party failed to properly conduct its state congresses, making the national convention invalid. Another ruling also found that a former governorship candidate, Sule Lamido, was unfairly excluded from the chairmanship race, further weakening the legitimacy of the process.

The legal challenge was filed by aggrieved party members from different parts of the country, including Imo, Abia, and the South-South region, deepening the internal crisis within the opposition party.

With the Supreme Court now reserving judgment, all eyes remain on the final ruling that could determine the next phase of leadership in one of Nigeria’s major political parties.