2027 Polls: Appeal Court declines to recognise Wabara-led PDP BoT

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri
ABUJA — Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Wednesday declined to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognise the Senator Adolphus Wabara-led Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The appellate court, in a unanimous decision by a three-member panel of justices, said it found no reason to disturb the July 17 judgment of the Federal High Court in Abuja, which dismissed the case filed by the Wabara-led BoT of the party.

It held that trial Justice Salim Ibrahim was right to throw out the suit, which sought to validate all actions taken on behalf of the party by the Ta...