The Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Hajiya Farida Umar, has said the Federal High Court judgment in Ibadan affirming the party’s 2025 convention demonstrates judicial impartiality and adherence to the law.
The Ibadan convention produced the Taninu Turaki-led executive, and according to Umar, the court’s ruling validated the legality of the process that led to its emergence.
She stressed, however, that the party’s primary focus is now on the pending decision of the Court of Appeal, urging the justices to uphold justice just as the lower court did.
“The most important thing for us in the PDP at the moment is the Appeal Court judgment. We urge the justices to do what is right, just as the Ibadan court has done,” she said.
Umar spoke in Lafia on Tuesday while distributing food items, beverages and cash to PDP stakeholders across the 13 wards of Lafia Local Government Area to support them during the Ramadan and Lenten fasting season observed by Muslims and Christians.
She also alleged that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is uneasy about the PDP’s strong grassroots presence nationwide, despite controlling about 30 states.
“The APC, led by President Bola Tinubu, knows that the PDP remains the only opposition party with a presence across the country. No matter the attempts to destabilise us, the PDP cannot be broken. We are firmly rooted at the grassroots. Even with 30 governors, they are still afraid,” she said.
Umar assured Nigerians that the PDP remains formidable and will present candidates at all levels ahead of the 2027 general elections, expressing confidence that the party will emerge victorious.
She also reacted to the resignation of the party’s former governorship candidate in Nasarawa State, describing the development as painful for members who had made sacrifices during his two previous runs.
“It is painful that our last candidate has left the party, but that does not mean we won’t present another candidate by God’s grace. Politics is about the grassroots, and that is why I am here to engage with my people,” she said.
She urged party members to remain steadfast, insisting that the defection of a former candidate would not weaken the PDP’s chances in 2027.
“We will field another candidate, and by the grace of God, we will win in 2027,” she assured.
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