The interim leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), headed by Chairman Kabiru Turaki (SAN), on Saturday held a private meeting with former President Goodluck Jonathan in Abuja, marking the party’s first major consultation following the recent Federal High Court judgment in a case filed by its Board of Trustees (BoT).
While neither the PDP nor Jonathan revealed the details of the meeting, party insiders indicated that the discussions focused on the implications of the court ruling and its potential impact on efforts to resolve the party’s prolonged leadership crisis.
The delegation, led by Turaki, visited the former president at his residence in the Federal Capital Territory.
However, the party did not disclose the identities of other officials who attended the meeting, and no official statement was issued after the talks.
The consultation came days after the Federal High Court in Abuja struck out a suit filed by the PDP Board of Trustees seeking an order directing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognise the Kabiru Turaki-led interim National Working Committee and publish its details on the commission’s records.
The court upheld the preliminary objections raised by INEC and other defendants, holding that the plaintiffs lacked the legal standing to institute the action and that it had no jurisdiction to entertain the suit.
Delivering the judgment, Justice Salim Ibrahim said, “The court does not decide hypothetical or academic questions,” adding that the evidence before it showed INEC had monitored the PDP convention that produced the rival leadership recognised by the electoral umpire.
He further held that the suit sought to reopen issues already settled in previous proceedings before striking it out.
A source familiar with the meeting told Sunday Vanguard, “The discussion was essentially on the implications of the judgment. The delegation briefed the former president on the outcome of the case and sought his views on the way forward for the party.”
The meeting comes at a critical time for the opposition party as it continues efforts to steady its leadership and respond to legal and political developments ahead of future electoral activities.
