Nigeria, Oct. 31 -- The Federal High Court in Abuja has stopped the planned national convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Judge James Omotosho ruled that the planning for the national convention scheduled to hold in Ibadan, Oyo State, between 15 and 16 November violated the Nigerian constitution, guidelines of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as well as the PDP constitution.

Vanguard newspaper reported that the court cited the party's failure to conduct valid state congresses before it moved to hold the convention to elect its national officers.

The judge therefore ordered the party to do the needful by meeting the prerequisite conditions before planning for the congress.

He also ordered the PDP to sen...