A former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has urged leaders and stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party to end ongoing litigations over the party’s disputed national convention and focus on organising a fresh one that complies with electoral guidelines.
Saraki made the appeal on Tuesday in a statement on Facebook signed by Head, Bukola Saraki Media Office, Yusuph Olaniyonu, while reacting to the judgement of the Court of Appeal which upheld earlier rulings invalidating the PDP national convention held in Ibadan, Oyo State, in November 2025.
The former Kwara State governor said the party must accept the verdict and move quickly to hold a new national convention in line with the timetable of the Independent National Electoral Commission.
“My own position is that the Court of Appeal has ruled. However, with the revised timetable by INEC, it is obvious that there is no time to wait for the Supreme Court decision,” Saraki said.
He warned that continued litigation could jeopardise the chances of party members seeking to contest elections on the PDP platform in the 2027 general elections.
“If our motive is to see that we do not jeopardise the chances of our numerous members who want to contest elections on our platform, then this consideration should be the priority of all of us in the party,” he added.
Saraki said political parties exist to provide platforms for candidates seeking elective offices and should not allow internal disputes to undermine that purpose.
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