The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) finds itself in a legal crisis as it grapples with conflicting court orders concerning its planned National Convention for November 15th and 16th.
The party, already divided into two main factions, now faces judicial uncertainty.
A Federal High Court in Abuja has issued a final order barring the party from proceeding with its 2025 elective convention in Ibadan.
In a contradictory ruling, an Oyo State High Court in Ibadan has directed the party to go ahead with the event as scheduled.
Amid this confusion, PDP Board of Trustees member Bode George has emphasized the necessity of the party upholding the rule of law.
In a television interview on Friday, George argued that a party aspiring to govern the nation cannot itself be seen disobeying court judgments.
“We (PDP) are a law-abiding organisation. Let us show to Nigerians that we believe in the rule of law,” George stated. “You cannot be a party disobeying court judgement and then you say you want to take over the reins of governance; let us obey the judgement of the court.”
Dele Fashomi, seasoned journalist and communication teacher, is a holder of Master of Arts degree in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan in 1992/93.
Earlier, he had bagged a Bachelor degree from the same university in 1984, after which he proceeded to the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos, in 1990, for a postgraduate diploma in Journalism.
He had done many courses in communication, including the EU-BBC Editing Course in 2002.
Mr. Fashomi combines effectively the practice, research and teaching of communication. And to date, he has published two academic works in communication: Issues in Communication Technology and Policy (2010) and Economic and Social Issues in Advertising and PR (2013).
He had his first break in the Nigerian media in Concord Newspapers in 1990 and today, he has over two and half decades experience earned in several newspapers.
He has been part of many start-ups, such as The Republic (1987), The Comet (1999), The Anchor 2001 – 2002; Sun Newspapers (2003); Westerner newsmagazine (2005 – 2010) as Editor; National Life (2011) as Sunday Editor, and Newswatch Newspapers (2012- 2016) as Daily Editor.
Dele Fashomi is now the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Newstide247.com newspaper online, which he started in July 2015. He is also into biography writing, with many books in his trail, some of which he wrote alone and one he co- authored with his mentor, Mr Dare Babarinsa, entitled: Olabiyi Durojaiye – DARE TO BE DiFFERENT. He also guided and collaborated with Pa Olatunji Odusanya in writing his autobiography – AGAINST ALL ODDS. There are many other books in the works under his pen.
