The battle for the soul of Nigeria’s main opposition party, the PDP, has returned to the courtroom. A Federal High Court is set to hear a motion by the Turaki-led faction seeking to stay proceedings in a suit filed by the camp loyal to FCT Minister Nyesom Wike.

The legal tussle is a proxy war for control of the party ahead of the 2027 election. The Turaki group argues that the current leadership crisis requires judicial intervention to prevent the party from being hijacked by "external forces"—a veiled reference to Wike’s alliance with the ruling APC government. The judge has adjourned the matter to allow Wike’s team to respond, prolonging the suspense in a party tearing itself apart.