PDP National Convention Faces Fresh Legal Crisis as Lamido Threatens Court Action

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A fresh legal crisis has emerged for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of its national convention on November 15, as a founding father and former governor, Sule Lamido, has threatened to take legal action if the party fails to sell him the national chairmanship form. Lamido accused the convention committee of hijacking the process and dismissed claims that he was purchasing the form outside the stipulated period.

Key Takeaways:

  • Former governor Sule Lamido has threatened to take legal action against the PDP if the party fails to sell him the national chairmanship form.
  • Lamido accused the convention committee of hijacking the process and dismissed claims that he was purchasing the form outside the stipulated period.
  • The PDP's National Convention Organising Committee (NCOC) has put on hold the screening of aspirants for the 2025 Elective National Convention due to unforeseen circumstances.
  • The NCOC has expressed regret for the postponement and assured that a new date for the screening will be communicated once it is fixed.
  • Lamido has alleged that the national chairmanship form had been made scarce to favor a consensus candidate, Tanimu Turaki, who was recently endorsed by Northern PDP leaders.
  • The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Observer Report has shown that the PDP National Executive Committee (NEC) approved a window from 8th-22nd September 2025 for the sale of nomination forms for various elective positions in the November convention.
  • Sule Lamido has questioned the rush to finalize the screening of candidates scheduled for Tuesday, 28th October, 2025, and has expressed concerns about the party's ability to organize its own house and run based on the policies of the party.
  • The leader of the Turaki team, Umar Sani, has dismissed Lamido's concerns, stating that they submitted the completed expression of interest forms on the final day for submission.
  • Sani has emphasized that the party has the powers to decide how it wants to run its internal affairs, and that how they obtained the form for Turaki is immaterial.