JUST IN: PDP NWC Faction Names Mohammed As Damagum’s Replacement

The crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party. (PDP), has taken a turn for the worse as a faction of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC), which suspended the Ag. National Chairman, Amb. Umar Damagum has appointed Yayari Ahmed, the party’s Treasurer, as his replacement.

This was contained in a statement signed by the PDP National Secretary, Hon. Debo Ologunagba, in Abuja, on Friday.

The statement read, “Following the suspension of His Excellency, Amb. Illiya Damagum as the Acting National Chairman of our great Party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the National Working Committee (NWC) has approved the appointment of Alhaji Yayari Ahmed Mohammed as the Acting National Chairman.

“The appointment which takes immediate effect is pursuant to the provisions of the Constitution of the PDP (as amended in 2017).

“The NWC calls on all Organs, leaders, critical stakeholder and members of our great Party to remain focused at this critical time especially as the NWC commences arrangements towards the holding of the Party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting already scheduled for Thursday, 24th October, 2024.”