Nigeria, April 22 -- The Supreme Court, on Wednesday. reserved judgement on the leadership disputes that have fractured the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the 2027 general elections.

The five-member panel of the court led by Garba Lawal, announced after Wednesday's hearing that the judgement date would be communicated later to all parties to the case through their lawyers.

The appeal was brought by the Kabir Turaki-led faction of the PDP to challenge the judgement of the Court of Appeal in Abuja which upheld lower courts' decisions invalidating his emergence as the party's national chairman.

The disputed Court of Appeal's judgement delivered on 9 March affirmed two major rulings of the Federal High Court in Abuja. ...