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PDP Chieftains Petition NJC Against Oyo High Court Judge Akintola Over Alleged Judicial Recklessness, Impunity
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Three Chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Hon. Austin Nwachukwu, Hon. Amah Abraham Nnanna and Mr Turnah Alabh George, have petitioned the National Judicial Council (NJC), requesting the immediate investigation and punishment of Justice A.L. Akintola of the Oyo State High Court for alleged abuse of judicial process.
The trios are plaintiffs in the Abuja Federal High Court Suit Number FHC/ABJ/CS/2120/2025, judgment on which stopped the planned November 15 and 16, 2025 National Elective Convention of the PDP.
The petition was titled; Petition against Honourable Justice A.L Akintola of the Hugh Court of Oyo State for His Lordship’s Judicial Act of Recklessness, Impunity and Flagrant Violation of the Known and Very Well Established Due Process of Law.”
It reads; “This Petition is against Justice A.L. Akintola of the High Court of Oyo State which in our opinion amounts to an act of judicial indiscretion and abuse of Office.
“The said Judge had gone ahead to issue an Ex-Parte Injunction mandating the Peoples Democratic Party to go ahead with its Convention earlier slated for 15th and 16th November 2025 despite the fact that the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja had delivered a Judgment forbidding the holding of the said Convention in Suit Number FHC/ABJ/CS/2120/2025 Between Hon Austine Nwachukwu & 2 Others and INEC & 8 Others.
“The Injunction issued by Justice Akintola amounts to sitting on appeal against the Judgment of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja in the above mentioned Suit. Copy
of the Judgment of the Federal High Court with specific attention to pages 88 – 93 where the Federal High Court specifically ruled and ordered as per Reliefs Number 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 respectively to the effect that the PDP is not entitled to hold convene or conduct its national convention scheduled for the 15th and 16th days of November, 2025 is hereby attached.
“For the purpose of introduction, we were the Plaintiffs in the said Suit Number FHC/ABJ/CS/2 120/2025 which culminated into a Court Judgment delivered in our favour on 31st October 2025. The said Judgment forbade and restrained the Peoples’ Democratic party from proceeding with its planned National Convention slated for 15th and 16th November 2025 due to the failure of the PDP to fulfill certain mandatory requirements which are conditions prrecedent to the holding of the said Convention.
“Your lordship, the choice of Ibadan, Oyo State and in particular, the choice of Justice A.L. Akintola’s Court for the hearing of a fresh Suit and the grant of an Ex-Parte Injunction against the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC), Peoples Democratic Party and its National Officers whose Headquarters are in Abuja raises serious Suspicions and calls for deep scrutiny considering the fact that it was the same Justice A.L. Akintola that was chosen to head the Local Government Elections Tribunal to hear Petitions arising from the Local Government Elections conducted by Governor Makinde’s administration in Oyo State.
“Even a non-Lawyer knows that a State High Court lacks the authority to function as an appellate Court over a decision of the Federal High Court. Therefore, the Ex-Parte Order made by Justice A.L. Akintola despite the conclusive determination of a similar Suit at the Federal High Court with finality undermines and further casts aspersions on the Judicial Reforms being championed by the Chief Justice of Nigeria. By Justice A.L. Akintola’s Ex-Parte Order, his lordship had thus appointed and constituted himself into an appellate Court and had sat on appeal over the judgment of the
Federal High Court and varied same via an Ex-Parte Order.
“His lordship cannot feign ignorance of the judgment of the Federal High Court on the same subject matter because Justice Omotosho’s judgment was not only widely televised on many National Media Houses like NTA, TVC, Arise News, Channels Television and others but also circulated and reported on many National Dailies like Daily Trust Newspaper, The Nation as well as other online News Media.
“In the light of the foregoing, we hereby appeal to your Lordship to cause a probe of the circumstances leading to the unwarranted grant of an Ex-Parte Order by lustice A.L. Akintola of the High Court of Oyo State and to ensure that the learned Judge faces punishment if found wanting. Doing this will ensure that the Judicial space is sanitized and made uncomfortable for Judges who lend themselves as willing tools in the compromise of the ethos upon which Judicial authority rests.”
In an affidavit deposed to by one of the petitioners, Hon. Amah Abraham Nnanna, he stated as follows; “I am the PDP Chaiman of Abia State by the virtue of which I am very well conversant with this case.
“I am one of the Plaintiffs in Suit No: FHC/CS/2120/2025 in which Hon. Justicc J.K. Omotosho delivercd judgment on the 31st day of October, 2025 against INEC, PDP and the National Executives of PDP sued as 3rd to 9th Defendants.
“I know that from the CTC of the judgment that INEC and PDP were clearly directed not to proceed with the National Convention of the PDP slated for l5th and 16th of November, 2025 until certain conditions are met.
“I know as a fact that none of the Defendants have appealed against the said judgment delivered on the 31st day of October, 2025.
“To our dismay, as Plaintiffs in the said judgment, Hon. A.L. Akintola of the High Court of Justice of Oyo State constituted himself into the Court of Appeal of Nigeria and set aside the said judgment of the Court on the 3rd of November,
2025.
“I hereby verify that the entire facts stated in our petition are nothing but the truth of the situation and circumstances of the judgment of the Federal High Court and the Exparte Order delivered by Hon Justice A.L. Akintola which automatically set aside the Order of the Federal High Court.”
The All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, has revealed the real reason behind its decision to endorse President Bola Tinubu for the the 2027 general elections.
National Chairman, Sylvester Ezeokenwa, attributed the decision to party policy and conviction while appearing on Channels tv program on Friday.
Ezeokenwa said, “Well, I think there are a lot of thinking that went into that policy. Like I always say, it is a policy, or it is a decision that was fuelled by both policy and conviction.
“Policy in the sense that this is what was started some years ago, precisely in 2010-2011, when the party deemed it fit at that point to adopt the presidential candidacy of the then president Goodluck Jonathan.
“The party has not steered away from that particular policy. That policy is still intact.
“Then, the next one is conviction, in the sense that the the party believes that the president is steering the country in the right direction.
“Given the needed reforms that the president has orchestrated, which probably aligns with the progressive agenda of APGA, is in the best interest of the party for the party to adopt the candidacy of President Bola Tinubu.”
Recall that APGA on Wednesday endorsed President Tinubu as its preferred candidate for the 2027 general elections.
In a rare political development that has sent shockwaves through Sokoto State, the Chairman of Tangaza Local Government Area, Isa Kalanjeni, has resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC) and simultaneously stepped down from his elected position as council chairman.
The twin resignations were contained in two separate letters made available to journalists in Sokoto on Tuesday.
In a letter dated May 5, 2026, addressed to the APC Ward Chairman of Kalanjeni Ward in Tangaza Local Government, Kalanjeni announced his immediate departure from the ruling party.
I wish to formally inform you of my decision to resign from the APC with immediate effect. This decision is borne out of purely personal reasons. I appreciate the opportunity given to me to be part of the party.”
Resignation from Office
In a separate letter dated July 7, 2026, addressed to the Secretary to the Sokoto State Government and the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Kalanjeni formally resigned as Executive Chairman of Tangaza Local Government Area with immediate effect.
Please accept this letter as formal notification that I am resigning from my position as Executive Chairman of Tangaza Local Government Area, effective immediately from today.”
Reasons Cited
The embattled chairman explained that the “difficult decision” followed extensive consultations with family, political associates, and community stakeholders.
He also cited administrative constraints, stating:
“Due to recent unavoidable administrative challenges, I find that I am no longer able to execute the responsibilities of this office to the high standard expected of me.”
Despite the abrupt exit, Kalanjeni expressed appreciation to the people of the council:
“I am incredibly grateful to the electorate, the council’s legislative arm, and the entire staff for the privilege and opportunity to serve our people. I wish the incoming leadership and administration continued success.”
The All Progressives Congress (APC) says it is on course to meet the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) July 11 deadline for the submission of its presidential and National Assembly candidates for the 2027 general elections.
A senior member of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC), who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the upload of candidates’ details was at an advanced stage, with the details of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his running mate expected to be uploaded by the middle of the week.
“We are progressing smoothly with the uploading of the details of our National Assembly candidates,” the source said.
“We hope that on or before next Wednesday, we shall upload the details of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his running mate. We are completely sure of meeting the July 11 deadline for uploading all our candidates on the INEC portal.”
Checks at the APC’s Information and Communications Technology (ICT) department at the Muhammadu Buhari House headquarters in Abuja on Sunday indicated that the party’s technical team has continued to interface with the INEC portal without disruption.
Sources in the department said the details of most principal officers of the 10th National Assembly and several serving lawmakers had already been uploaded.
They added that the details of four serving governors — AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State, Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State, Hope Uzodimma of Imo State and Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State — had also been uploaded to the INEC portal.
The race to meet the deadline followed a review of the party’s primary elections. The APC recently submitted a revised list of candidates to INEC after the NWC removed six senatorial and 19 House of Representatives candidates who had earlier emerged from the party’s May primaries.
The changes affected constituencies in Abia, Kogi, Taraba, Benue, Ebonyi, Ondo, Kaduna, Niger and Kwara states and followed the recommendations of the party’s Primary Election Appeal Committee.
The revised list was forwarded to INEC in a letter jointly signed by APC National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, and National Secretary, Ajibola Basiru.
APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, said the party received more than 700 petitions from aggrieved members after the conclusion of its primaries.
“The party received over 700 petitions from aggrieved members following the conclusion of our shadow elections,” Morka said.
He declined to state when the final list of candidates would be released publicly, saying the party’s immediate focus was to ensure compliance with INEC’s nomination requirements.
“Our absolute immediate priority right now is ensuring that our designated candidates properly complete and return their Form EC9 nomination documents for upload ahead of the strict INEC deadline, rather than focusing on the public release of the list,” he said.
Despite the changes made by the appeal committee, the final list submitted to INEC retained many of the party’s leading figures, including four serving governors who secured the party’s tickets to contest Senate seats in the 2027 general elections.
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