{"id":8534,"date":"2025-11-13T16:26:40","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T16:26:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/?p=8534"},"modified":"2025-11-13T16:26:40","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T16:26:40","slug":"pdp-insists-on-holding-2025-national-convention-in-ibadan-despite-court-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/13\/pdp-insists-on-holding-2025-national-convention-in-ibadan-despite-court-order\/","title":{"rendered":"PDP Insists on Holding 2025 National Convention in Ibadan Despite Court Order"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)<\/strong> has reaffirmed that its 2025 National Convention<\/strong> will proceed as scheduled this weekend in Ibadan<\/strong>, Oyo State, despite a recent court ruling restraining the event.<\/p>\n

In a statement released on Wednesday by Hon. Debo Ologunagba<\/strong>, PDP\u2019s National Publicity Secretary and Secretary of the National Convention Organising Committee (NCOC)<\/strong> Publicity Subcommittee, the party dismissed rumours of postponement. Ologunagba emphasized that the convention will hold from Saturday, November 15, to Sunday, November 16, 2025<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

PDP Accuses APC of Attempting to Destabilize Opposition<\/h3>\n

Ologunagba alleged that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)<\/strong> is behind attempts to derail the opposition\u2019s activities and impose a one-party system in Nigeria.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe are aware of plots by the APC to destabilize the opposition and impose a one-party state. This will be lawfully resisted,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The NWC and NCOC reaffirmed their commitment to ensuring a successful and transparent national convention. \u201cWe thank Nigerians for their overwhelming support and welcome all delegates, party leaders, and supporters arriving in Ibadan for the event,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n

Fayose: PDP \u2018Decaying from the Head\u2019<\/h3>\n

Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose<\/strong>, expressed concern over the PDP\u2019s internal crisis, blaming it on leadership failure. Speaking on a live television programme, Fayose said the party\u2019s decline started from the top.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhen fish decays from the body, you can salvage it. But when it decays from the head, you cannot,\u201d he remarked.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Fayose, who insisted he would never leave the PDP, predicted more defections<\/strong> from the party, claiming that three governors had already defected and more would follow soon.<\/p>\n

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\u201cGovernor of Plateau will leave next. After him, another will follow,\u201d Fayose warned.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Olafeso Condemns Court Order, Says Convention Will Hold<\/h3>\n

Also speaking on the programme, former PDP National Vice Chairman, Eddy Olafeso<\/strong>, criticized the Federal High Court\u2019s restraining order against the convention, describing it as \u201cjudicial rascality.\u201d<\/p>\n

Olafeso alleged that certain individuals were working to destroy the PDP and entrench a one-party system in Nigeria.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe will not allow this. Good will prevail over evil. The truth and justice must prevail,\u201d he asserted.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Despite the legal setback, Olafeso maintained that the PDP remains focused on holding its national convention as planned in Ibadan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reaffirmed that its 2025 National Convention will proceed as scheduled this weekend in Ibadan, Oyo State, despite a recent court ruling restraining the event. In a statement released on Wednesday by Hon. Debo Ologunagba, PDP\u2019s National Publicity Secretary and Secretary of the National Convention Organising Committee (NCOC) Publicity Subcommittee, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":8537,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"PDP confirms its 2025 National Convention will hold in Ibadan despite court order and rising internal leadership crisis.","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[35,36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8534","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-politics"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8534"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8534"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8534\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8538,"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8534\/revisions\/8538"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8537"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8534"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8534"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8534"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}