The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has again escalated as the faction aligned with Hon. Debo Ologunagba has replaced Amb. Umar Damagum with Alhaji Yayari Ahmed Mohammed as the Acting National Chairman.
Recall that PDP has been battling with leadership crisis since Damagum came on board as the party Acting National Chairman.
The crisis escalated on Friday when faction aligned with Damagum suspended Ologunagba and the party National Legal Adviser Kamaldeen Adeyemi Ajibade and in a swift development, faction aligned with Ologunagba suspended Damagum and the National Secretary, Samuel Anyanwu.
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The party spokesman, Ologunagba, in a statement on Friday announced the appointment of Mohammed as the Acting National Chairman of PDP.
The statement reads: “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.”
