The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has conducted its northeast zonal congress in Bauchi despite a Federal High Court order restraining the exercise.
Nation reports that a day before the congress, Justice Obiora Atuegwu Egwuatu of the Federal High Court in Abuja issued an order directing the PDP and its leadership to maintain the status quo pending further proceedings on February 25, 2025.
The ruling, delivered in suit No: FHC/ABJCS/298/2025, sought to halt the election of zonal committee members and national ex-officio representatives.
However, the party proceeded with the congress at Dr. Rilwanu Suleiman Adamu Square, Government House, Bauchi, at the weekend where Alhaji Babangida Modibbo Umar emerged as the new North East Zonal Chairman.
Also, in line with the party’s consensus arrangement, all 22 leadership positions were filled unopposed.
The congress was attended by prominent PDP leaders, including the party’s Acting National Chairman, Amb. Umar Iliya Damagun, and the governors of Adamawa, Bauchi, and Taraba States.
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Also present were Senator Abdul Ahmed Ningi, Senator Hassan Dankombo, former Bauchi State Governor Ahmed Adamu Mu’azu, and several national and state assembly members.
Chairman of the Electoral Committee, Architect Ruben Okoya, announced the election results, describing the process as smooth and transparent.
In his acceptance speech, Babangida Modibbo Umar expressed gratitude to the delegates and pledged to justify their confidence in him.
Modibbo who succeeds Rev. Emmanuel Bovoa from Taraba State hailed the congress as a reflection of unity and strength, adding that similar exercises would take place nationwide ahead of the 2025 national convention.
The PDP has also released its 2025 zonal congress timetable, which includes elections for new zonal working committees and national ex-officio members as part of efforts to reposition the party ahead of the national convention.