Preparations are in full swing for the National Convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), scheduled for Ibadan, Oyo State, between November 15th and 16th, 2025.

There have been conflicting judgements about the 2025 Elective National Convention of the PDP.

Last week, an Oyo High Court instructed the party and its acting national chairman, Umar Damagum, to continue with plans about the convention.

Some days later, a High Court in Abuja halted the PDP from conducting the event. It also requested the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) not to supervise the convention or recognise it.

On Thursday, a group within the party, led by Sam Anyanwu, announced that the convention had been postponed — a move quickly refuted by the Damagum-led part of the PDP, stating no “pronouncement to the contrary, by any court of higher jurisdiction”.

‘Irrevocable Dates’

As of Friday, preparations have hit top gear for the convention. At the Lekan Salami Stadium in Ibadan, PDP’s red, white, and green motifs adorned the arena the day before the convention.

Delegates have already started arriving in the South-Western city for the epoch-making event, with officials of the party inspecting the facility for the convention.

On its official handle, the PDP shared a photo from the venue, expressing readiness to proceed with the convention.

“With the venue fully aglow and preparations hitting fever pitch, the stage is set for a convention that would redefine the PDP’s trajectory toward 2027,” the PDP wrote in a post accompanying the video.

Hours later, PDP stakeholders unanimously resolved to hold the convention, describing November 16 and 16, 2025, as “irrevocable dates for the party’s 2025 Elective National Convention”.

They reached the decision during a meeting on Thursday night at the Bauchi State Governor’s Lodge in Asokoro, Abuja.

Some of those who attended were National Working Committee Members, serving and former governors, National Assembly members, Board of Trustees (BOT) members, and state party chairmen, among others.

Saraki’s ‘Path to True Reconciliation’

 

Amid the conflicts over the convention, a former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, asked the PDP to shelve the event.

Saraki, who was governor of Kwara State for eight years under the party, told the opposition party to appoint a caretaker committee instead.

“My advice to the BOT team is that the only solution available to us now is for the party to set up a Caretaker Committee to steer the affairs of the party for the time being,” Senator Saraki wrote on his X handle after the meeting.

He believes, “This is the path to true reconciliation and stability of the Party. It is also the best way to give confidence to our members who intend to contest elections on the PDP platform”.