As court bars faction from removing Damagum
A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Working Committee (NWC), which suspended the Ag. National Chairman, Amb. Umar Damagum has appointed Yayari Ahmed, the partys Treasurer, as his replacement.
In an issued statement signed by the PDP National Secretary, Hon. Debo Ologunagba, in Abuja, yesterday. The Party said, 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 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 Partys National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting already scheduled for Thursday, 24th October, 2024″.
Meanwhile, Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja has issued a restraining order preventing the National Executive Committee (NEC) and Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from removing Umar Damagum from his role as Acting National Chairman.
The court ruled that until the PDPs national convention, scheduled for December next year, Damagum is the only individual recognized as the partys national chairman.
The order was delivered in response to a suit filed by Senator Umar El-Gash Maina against the PDP NEC, BoT, and others.
