Nigeria, May 1 -- The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it has taken over the party's leadership following the Supreme Court's decision invalidating the Kabiru Turaki-led National Working Committee (NWC) on Thursday.

The BoT Chairman, Adolphus Wabara, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday while reacting to the court's ruling.

The Wabara-led board was aligned with Kabiru Turaki-led NWC before the Supreme Court judgement. The faction was elected at the party's national convention in Ibadan, Oyo State., last November.

Mr Wabara, a former senate president, said the decision was taken in line with the PDP constitution to prevent a leadership vacuum at the national level.

"It is with the utmost sense of ...