The Court of Appeal sitting in Ibadan on Wednesday adjourned indefinitely the case involving the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over its Ibadan national elective convention.
The court noted that if the parties fail to settle through dialogue, they are at liberty to return for further legal proceedings.
During the session, the justices advised counsel representing the parties to properly guide their clients toward achieving a peaceful resolution of the matter.
The court also reminded the lawyers to be mindful of time, especially in light of the recently released electoral timetable by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
It could be recalled that Recall that the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja had recently invalidated the PDP elective convention held in Ibadan.
The convention had produced Kabiru Turaki (SAN) as the party’s National Chairman.
Delivering a unanimous judgment on Monday, a three-member panel of the appellate court held that the appeal filed by the PDP lacked merit.
The panel resolved the four issues raised for determination against the party and affirmed the 31 October ruling delivered by Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court of Nigeria.
The lower court had granted all the reliefs sought by the plaintiffs, including restraining INEC from recognising the outcome of the planned convention.
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