An Abuja High Court has set aside a bench warrant issued on March 26 for the arrest of Kabiru Turaki, the factional National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The ruling was delivered on Wednesday by Justice Peter Kekemeke, who granted the application after Turaki appeared before the court. Turaki's lawyer, Chris Uche SAN, made an oral application for the vacation of the warrant, which the court subsequently approved. The arrest order had been issued due to Turaki's failure to appear in court on an earlier date. His presence in court this time led to the immediate withdrawal of the warrant.
Kabiru Turaki showed up, the warrant vanished – another day, another courtroom twist in the PDP's internal drama. Justice Peter Kekemeke's swift vacation of the arrest order underscores how procedural compliance, not political weight, dictated the outcome. For Nigerians watching party chieftains navigate legal processes, the episode reveals that court mandates hinge on appearance, not stature. This changes nothing about the PDP's fractured leadership, only that Turaki lives to litigate another day.
