By Luminous Jannamike
ABUJA — The disaster throughout the Peoples Democratic Occasion (PDP) has taken a brand new dimension as three get together stakeholders aligned with the Wike bloc have petitioned the Nationwide Judicial Council (NJC) over alleged judicial misconduct by Honourable Justice A.L. Akintola of the Oyo State Excessive Court docket.
The petition, dated November 5, 2025, and acknowledged by the Workplace of the Chief Justice of Nigeria on November 6, 2025, was submitted by Hon. Austine Nwachukwu, Hon. Amah Abraham Nnanna, and Turnah Alabh George.
They accused Justice Akintola of “judicial recklessness, impunity, and flagrant violation of established authorized processes.”
Journalists have been briefed in Abuja on Monday by Hon. Austine Nwachukwu, the embattled PDP chairman in Imo State, who was flanked by Hon. Amah Abraham Nnanna, his counterpart from Abia State. One of many petitioners, Turnah George, was absent on the briefing.
The petitioners alleged that Justice Akintola issued an ex parte order on November 4, 2025, authorising the conduct of the PDP Nationwide Conference in Ibadan on November 15 and 16, 2025.
They stated the order immediately contradicted a subsisting judgment of the Federal Excessive Court docket in Abuja, delivered on October 31, 2025 (Swimsuit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/2120/2025), which had expressly restrained the PDP from holding the conference on these dates.
They argued that Justice Akintola’s motion amounted to sitting on attraction over a judgment of a court docket of coordinate jurisdiction, describing it as a breach of judicial order and a menace to the rule of regulation.
“This disturbing improvement not solely threatens the integrity of the Nigerian judiciary but additionally dangers setting a harmful precedent able to eroding public confidence within the justice system,” Nwachukwu acknowledged.
The PDP chieftains urged the NJC to behave swiftly and decisively, warning that failure to handle the matter may embolden judicial officers who disregard due course of.
“The NJC should reaffirm its dedication to self-discipline, impartiality, and the preservation of judicial integrity by guaranteeing that errant judicial officers are held accountable directly,” they stated.
In addition they reminded the NJC of the way it had acted promptly in related instances of judicial misconduct in Rivers, Imo, and different states, urging it to take care of the identical normal.
“The Nigerian judiciary should stay the final hope of the frequent man and never a instrument within the palms of these looking for to subvert justice for political expediency. The NJC’s immediate and clear motion on this petition will go a great distance in restoring religion within the judiciary and reinforcing the precept that nobody, regardless of how extremely positioned, is above the regulation,” Nwachukwu added.
Efforts to succeed in the PDP Nationwide Publicity Secretary, Hon. Debo Ologunagba, who’s aligned with the Governor Seyi Makinde-led bloc of the get together that insists the nationwide conference ought to maintain on November 15 and 16, have been unsuccessful, as he didn’t reply to calls to his cellphone as of press time.
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