Federal High Court Adjourns PDP Convention Case After Courtroom Clash Between National Chairman and Legal Adviser .

The internal crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) deepened as the party’s National Chairman, Ambassador Umar Damagum, and National Legal Adviser, Kamaldeen Ajibade, clashed openly at the Federal High Court in Abuja yesterday. The dispute erupted during a hearing on a suit seeking to stop the party’s forthcoming National Convention. Both senior advocates disagreed over who has the constitutional authority to appoint legal representatives for the party.

The disagreement disrupted court proceedings, forcing Justice James Omotosho to call a short recess to allow reconciliation, but no resolution was reached.

Consequently, the judge adjourned the matter to Thursday, October 16, and approved the inclusion of Damagum, Ali Odefa, and Emmanuel Ogidi as defendants. The case, filed by three aggrieved PDP members, seeks to halt the National Convention scheduled for November 15th and 16th in Ibadan, where new national officers are expected to emerge.