A fresh war of words has broken out within the Peoples Democratic Party after the Supreme Court’s latest judgment on the party’s leadership crisis, with allies of Senator Samuel Anyanwu insisting the ruling is final and unambiguous, even as rival voices continue to advance sharply different interpretations. The latest clash, aired on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday night, underscored how the PDP remains deeply divided despite the apex court’s intervention.
Speaking during the programme, Jungudo Haruna Mohammed, a spokesman for the Anyanwu camp, said the judgment left “no room for ambiguity,” arguing that the Supreme Court dismissed the appeal and upheld the decisions of both the Court of Appeal and the Federal High Court. He rejected suggestions that the ruling touched on Anyanwu’s suspension or expulsion, saying such issues were never placed before any court and therefore could not have formed part of the decision.
Mohammed also dismissed claims that the judgment handed control of the PDP to its Board of Trustees, describing that interpretation as “laughable” and warning media organisations against continuing to describe the party in terms of factions. His remarks reflect the Anyanwu camp’s effort to frame the verdict as a clear legal endorsement of its position.
But the broader ruling appears to have settled only part of the dispute. Channels Television reported that the Supreme Court voided the controversial Ibadan convention of November 15 and 16, 2025, which had produced the Tanimu Turaki-led executives, holding that it was conducted in defiance of a subsisting court order. In the immediate aftermath, FCT Minister Nyesom Wike declared that “factions no longer exist” in the PDP and said the verdict had finally ended parallel leadership claims within the party.
Even so, Thursday’s confrontation showed that the political battle inside the PDP is far from over. While the court may have spoken on the legality of the convention, the struggle for legitimacy, influence and control within Nigeria’s main opposition party is now shifting from the courtroom to the arena of political messaging ahead of the 2027 elections.
