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The Digest:

The Peoples Democratic Party faces another legal setback as the Federal High Court in Abuja has issued an order restraining the party from proceeding with its scheduled national convention. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the ruling followed an application by former Jigawa Governor Sule Lamido, who argued the convention would violate the party's constitution and his right to contest for chairman.

Key Points:
  • The Federal High Court in Abuja halted the PDP's national convention.
  • The injunction was granted pending the hearing of Sule Lamido's suit.
  • Justice Peter Lifu ruled that allowing the convention would cause Lamido irreparable damage.
  • INEC was also restrained from monitoring or recognizing the convention.
  • The PDP had scheduled the convention for November 15-16 in Ibadan.
  • This is the second court order in recent weeks stopping the party's convention.
  • The judge has set a hearing for the substantive suit later today.
This legal blockade deepens the internal crisis within the main opposition party, highlighting structural and constitutional disputes that threaten its cohesion and electoral readiness

Sources: Daily Trust, NAN