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The Digest:

The Peoples Democratic Party is proceeding with its national convention in Ibadan despite a restraining court order, with delegates arriving and the venue prepared as party leadership calls the dates "irrevocable."

Key Points:
  • The PDP is preparing to hold its national convention in Ibadan.
  • The event proceeds despite a Federal High Court order barring it.
  • Delegates have begun arriving at the fully decorated venue.
  • The party's leadership has declared the November 15-16 dates "sacrosanct."
  • This follows a conflicting judgment from an Oyo State High Court.
  • Former Senate President Bukola Saraki opposes the convention.
  • Saraki has advised the party to appoint a caretaker committee instead.
As legal and political storms converge, the party's determination to proceed underscores a high-stakes gamble between upholding internal democracy and defying the judiciary.

Sources: Channels Television