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PDP Leadership Dispute Lands in Court, Threatens Election Bid

8/22/2026

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A factional leadership dispute has gone to court, threatening the PDP’s ability to contest the election.
The Peoples Democratic Party was founded in 1998.
It ruled Nigeria for 16 years.
It held the presidency under Olusegun Obasanjo, Umaru Musa Yar'Adua and Goodluck Jonathan.
The PDP lost the 2015 presidential race to Muhammadu Buhari’s All Progressives Congress as the campaign began this week.

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Story summary

A factional leadership dispute has gone to court, threatening the PDP’s ability to contest the election.
The Peoples Democratic Party was founded in 1998.
It ruled Nigeria for 16 years.
It held the presidency under Olusegun Obasanjo, Umaru Musa Yar'Adua and Goodluck Jonathan.
The PDP lost the 2015 presidential race to Muhammadu Buhari’s All Progressives Congress as the campaign began this week.