Nigeria, Nov. 5 -- The Oyo State High Court in Ibadan has cleared the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to proceed with its elective national convention scheduled for 15 and 16 November.

The judge, A. L. Akintola, issued the interim order on Monday following an ex-parte application, Channels Television reported on Tuesday.

The decision runs counter to the ruling delivered just about four days ago by the Federal High Court in Abuja, stopping the planned convention scheduled to hold in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.

In its ruling on Monday, a copy of which was seen by Channels Television, the Oyo court issued the order allowing the party to proceed with the convention after listening to the ex-parte application filed by Folahan Adelabi.

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