Nigeria, Nov. 1 -- The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has directed its legal team to immediately appeal the court ruling halting its planned national convention scheduled for 15 and 16 November.

The party's National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, disclosed this in a statement on Friday, shortly after the court order went viral.

"Nevertheless, the PDP as the leading opposition Party in Nigeria committed to the Rule of Law has accordingly directed its lawyers to take immediate action to appeal this judgment in our unwavering determination to uphold, defend and promote multi-party democracy in our country," he said.

Earlier on Friday, James Omotosho, a judge of the Federal High Court, Abuja, ordered the PDP to suspend its planned n...