The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said it will go ahead with preparations for its planned national convention in Ibadan, despite a court order restraining it from doing so.
In a statement on Friday, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Hon. Debo Ologunagba, described the judgment of the Federal High Court in Abuja as “an assault on Nigeria’s democratic process.”
Justice Kolawole Omotosho had earlier ruled that the PDP should suspend its convention, which is slated for next month, following a suit filed by some party officials.
But the PDP insists that the ruling does not in any way invalidate or halt its ongoing preparations. The party stressed that it remains guided by the recent Supreme Court decision affirming the right of political parties to manage their internal affairs without interference.
