The ruling, delivered by Justice Stephen Jumbo, also invalidated the ward, local government, and state congresses of the PDP held in the state in July 2024.
This decision comes less than a month after a different High Court nullified the congresses of the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, which led to the election of Chief Tony Okocha as State Chairman.
The court’s ruling stems from a dispute over the legitimacy of the PDP congresses, which were organized by a faction of the party aligned with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Chief Nyesom Wike.
Earlier, on July 20, 2024, a State High Court presided over by Justice Charles Wali had issued an order preventing the PDP from proceeding with its ward, local government, and state congresses.