The ongoing crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) continues without any signs of resolution. On Friday, October 11, the Integrity Faction announced Yayari Ahmed Mohammed as the new acting national chairman.
Earlier that same day, a faction of the National Working Committee (NWC) suspended Umar Damagum, who was serving as acting national chairman, along with the party’s national secretary, Samuel Anyanwu, citing alleged disloyalty to the party.
The NWC condemned Damagum and Anyanwu for writing a letter to the Court of Appeal in a case involving 27 former Rivers State House of Assembly members who defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). This action was said to have violated the PDP Constitution and their oath of office.
Following Damagum’s suspension, another NWC faction, through a statement issued by National Publicity Secretary Debo Ologunagba, announced Mohammed’s appointment as the new acting chairman. Ologunagba, speaking on behalf of the Integrity Group, stated that Mohammed’s appointment is effective immediately and aligns with the party’s 2017 amended constitution.
The Statement which was confirmed by Channel TV read as follows;
“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’s 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
