BREAKING: PDP FACTION APPOINTS NEW ACTING NATIONAL CHAIRMAN AMIDST ONGOING CRISIS

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The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has named Alhaji Yayari Ahmed Mohammed as its new acting national chairman.

This move follows the suspension of Amb. Illiya Damagum, who previously held the position by a group of the party.

Hon. Debo Ologunagba, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, has confirmed the appointment.

A statement signed by him says as follows:

PRESS RELEASE

APPOINTMENT OF YAYARI AHMED MOHAMMED AS PDP ACTING NATIONAL CHAIRMAN

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

Meanwhile, the Federal High Court in Abuja has prevented the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) and Board of Trustees (BoT) from replacing Damagum as Acting National Chairman.

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