Heavy Security at Ibadan Court as PDP Convention Case Suffers Fresh Adjournment

…As Justice Akintola defers hearing to Wednesday after directing counsels to complete filings; journalists prevented from covering proceedings

There was tight security at the Oyo State High Court, Ibadan, on Monday as the case involving the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and others suffered another adjournment.

Justice Ladiran Akintola, presiding over the matter, adjourned the hearing of the Motion on Notice filed by Folahan Malomo Adelabi against the PDP, its Acting National Chairman, and others till Wednesday, November 12, 2025.

The court had earlier, in its ruling on an ex-parte motion last week, ordered the PDP to proceed with its scheduled National Convention, while adjourning the hearing on the motion on notice to Monday, November 10, 2025.

At Monday’s sitting, Justice Akintola, after listening to submissions from counsels representing both parties, directed them to file all necessary processes to ensure smooth commencement of the substantive hearing.

He subsequently adjourned the case till Wednesday to enable the court take all pending applications together.

National Daily News recalls that the claimant, Folahan Malomo Adelabi, had sought a court order restraining the defendants, Acting National Chairman Umar Iliya Damagum, Governor of Adamawa State Rt. Hon. Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri (for himself and members of the National Convention Organising Committee), and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), from taking any action that could truncate or frustrate the conduct of the party’s scheduled national convention.

The court had also directed the PDP leadership to adhere strictly to the guidelines, timetable, and schedule of activities earlier released for the convention.

Meanwhile, journalists were barred from entering the courtroom to cover Monday’s proceedings, as security operatives mounted a heavy presence at the court premises and restricted access to accredited personnel only.