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PDP Faction Drags IGP To Court Over Sealed Secretariat
The Kabiru Turaki (SAN)-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has approached the Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking an order directing the Inspector-General of Police and the Nigeria Police Force to immediately unseal and vacate the party’s national secretariat and other offices nationwide.
The request is contained in a Motion on Notice filed by the plaintiffs through their lead counsel, Chief Chris Uche (SAN).
In the application, the plaintiffs are seeking a mandatory injunction compelling the police to remove all barricades, unseal the premises and withdraw from the PDP national headquarters in Abuja.
Naija News recalls that the party’s national secretariat was sealed in November following violent clashes between two rival factions of the PDP – one led by Kabiru Turaki and the other aligned with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.
The confrontation reportedly erupted after both factions scheduled meetings at the party headquarters on the same day.
Police intervened, firing tear gas to disperse party members, after which the premises were locked and barricaded with barbed wire.
The action prevented the Turaki-led National Working Committee from holding its postponed inaugural meeting.
Turaki emerged as national chairman at a PDP national convention held in Ibadan, Oyo State, in November.
However, the Wike-aligned faction rejected the convention, insisting that it violated subsisting court orders restraining the party from holding the exercise.
Earlier, Justices James Omotosho and Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, had restrained the PDP from holding its national convention scheduled for November 15 and 16, 2025.
In contrast, a High Court in Ibadan later granted the party permission to proceed with the convention through an ex parte order.
In the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/252/2025, instituted by the PDP alongside Turaki and the Chairman of its Board of Trustees, Adolphus Wabara, the plaintiffs are asking the court to restrain the police from invading, sealing or restricting access to any PDP office across the 36 states.
They specifically prayed for: “An order of mandatory injunction directing the defendants to immediately remove all barricades, unseal and vacate forthwith from the 1st plaintiff’s national secretariat at Wadata Plaza, Plot 1970 Michael Okpara Way, Wuse Zone 5, Abuja, including its annex, ‘Legacy House’, at Plot 2774 Shehu Shagari Way, Maitama, Abuja, pending the determination of this suit.”
In an affidavit supporting the motion, deposed to by PDP National Secretary, Taofik Arapaja, the party said the police invaded and sealed its offices on November 18, 2025, without any lawful authority.
Arapaja stated that the PDP had merely written to security agencies, including the police and the Department of State Services, to notify them of an emergency stakeholders’ meeting and request security coverage.
He alleged that instead of providing protection, police officers led by the Commissioner of Police, FCT, fired over 200 tear gas canisters and sealed the premises, denying access to party officials, staff and visiting governors, including the governors of Bauchi and Oyo states.
The plaintiffs argued that the continued sealing of the secretariat has paralysed the party’s daily operations, including administration, policy formulation, membership management and election preparations.
They further contended that the Nigeria Police Force, as a statutory body under the Nigeria Police Act 2020, ought not to act in a partisan manner.
The PDP urged the court to grant the application, arguing that the balance of convenience favours the party and that monetary damages would not be an adequate remedy.
According to the plaintiffs, granting the reliefs would serve the interest of justice and prevent the police action from being perceived as sanctioned by the court.
Minister Nyesom Wike defends his position amidst calls for removal from office Wike emphasizes that only President Tinubu can decide his fate Former governor boasts of his contributions to Rivers State and the Federal Capital Territory.
Port Harcourt, Rivers State – The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike, has dismissed calls for his removal from office. Wike said that such decisions rest solely with the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
The former Rivers State governor stressed that the power to sack him lies solely with the President. From breaking news to viral moments. Follow Legit.ng on Instagram. As reported by The Punch, Wike stated this on Sunday, January 11, 2026, during a thank-you visit to Obio/Akpor.
Wike addressed the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leaders, traditional rulers, women, and youths in the area. “Don’t bother about people who say ‘sack him.’ If my appointor believes I cannot offer anything again, he has the right, not that you should tell him. I am proud that the people of Obio/Akpor, the people of Rivers State, and Nigerians know we have not disappointed them in the FCT.”
The Chairman of Obio/Akpor Local Government Council, Gift Worlu, described Wike as a major asset to the council, the state, and the nation. “When it comes to who should be President of Nigeria in 2027, we know where to go. As for the governorship of Rivers State, we know where not to go. We will not go the way of ingratitude, disappointment, or disloyalty.”
Recall that President Tinubu reportedly intervened in the feud between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and Wike amidst rising tensions. Tinubu and Wike are set to meet abroad to discuss the ongoing Rivers state crisis and potential impeachment.
Wike’s ally denied involvement in the impeachment plot, claiming Rivers’ lawmakers are driving the actions against Governor Fubara.
Dailyvoice.ng earlier reported that President Tinubu was urged to immediately remove Wike as the minister of the FCT to ensure stability returns to Rivers state. NADECO, a pro-democracy group, made the call, citing the impeachment proceedings against Governor Fubara.
Ahead of the 2027 election, Primate Babatunde Elijah Ayodele has predicted that eight APC governors will oppose President Bola Ahmed Tinubu
Primate Ayodele prophesied that a prominent political figure will defect to the ADC coalition, ‘creating a shocking political shift’
Lagos-based Ayodele is widely known for issuing prophecies on a variety of subjects, including Nigerian and global politics, the economy, security, and sports Oke Afa, Lagos State – Ahead of the 2027 elections, Primate Elijah Ayodele has said that about eight All Progressives Congress (APC) governors will work against President Bola Tinubu and the ruling party.
In a statement to Daily voice on Friday, January 9, signed by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, the leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church said the governors may either remain in the APC or defect to an opposition party, but would still work against the president and the ruling party ahead of the election.
Primate Ayodele said:
“I see about eight governors working against APC ahead of 2027. It’s either they stay in the party to work against the party or move to an opposition party.
“President Tinubu will not find it easy in the election. There are so many things around him that look real, but they are not. They will soon start getting uncovered, so he has to prepare. Ayodele Furthermore, Primate Ayodele disclosed that a prominent figure in Nigerian politics will soon defect to the coalition party, the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
His words: “I am seeing a big name decamping to the ADC very soon. It will be a shocker to people and the political scene of the country. It will happen very, very soon.”
Meanwhile, the ADC has maintained that the 2027 elections would be between the citizens and the APC.
The party urged the opposition governors to rise boldly, deliver fresh ideas and lead citizens out of ‘national despair’, stressing that this was what Nigerians expected from them.
Earlier, Daily voice reported that Primate Ayodele denied allegations levelled against him by Bayo Adelabu, minister of power, regarding an alleged blackmail attempt.
A media outlet had reported that Adelabu, a chieftain of the ruling APC and supporter of President Tinubu, accused Primate Ayodele of attempting to extort N150 million from him for “spiritual intercession” to make him governor of Oyo State. However, in a statement sent to Legit.ng, and signed by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, Primate Ayodele denied ever attempting to extort the minister, explaining that he had only asked Adelabu to purchase the trumpets.
The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has revealed that about eight APC governors will work against President Tinubu and the ruling party ahead of 2027.
In a statement signed by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, the prophet stated that the governors may remain in APC or decamp to an opposition party, but regardless, they will work against the president and the ruling party towards the election.
“I see about eight governors working against APC ahead of 2027. It’s either they stay in the party to work against the party or move to an opposition party.”
“President Tinubu will not find it easy in the election; there are so many things around him that look real, but they are not. They will soon start getting uncovered, so he has to prepare.”
Furthermore, Primate Ayodele made it known that a big name in Nigerian politics will decamp to the coalition party, ADC, very soon.
“ I am seeing a big name decamping to the ADC very soon. It will be a shocker to people and the political scene of the country. It will happen very, very soon.”
It would be recalled that the prophet earlier warned that President Donald Trump is working towards unseating President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the president of the country. He noted that US actions in helping Nigeria aren’t what it seems to be, but have a hidden agenda.
He had also said that Abubakar Atiku, one of the contenders for the presidential ticket, will be pressured to step down for former president Goodluck Jonathan
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