Nigeria, Nov. 1 -- The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday refused to grant an application filed by former governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa seeking an order restraining the Peoples Democratic Party from proceeding with its scheduled national convention.

Mr Lamido served as the governor of Jigawa State from 2007 to 2015. He served two terms under the Peoples Democratic Party.

The PDP convention he is trying to stop is scheduled to hold in Ibadan, Oyo State, between 15 and 16 November.

In the motion ex parte moved by his lawyer, Jeph Njikonye, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, prayed the court to grant the interim order pending the hearing and determination of a motion on notice filed alongside.

Judge Peter Lifu, in a ruling, instead ordere...