Crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) deepened on Friday with a faction naming Alhaji Yayari Ahmed Mohammed as its new Acting National Chairman.
By Emma Ogbuehi
Crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) deepened on Friday with a faction naming Alhaji Yayari Ahmed Mohammed as its new Acting National Chairman.
This decision comes after the suspension of Amb. Illiya Damagum, who previously held the position by a faction of the party. It also comes on the heels of a ruling by Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja restraining the National Executive Committee (NEC) and Board of Trustees (BoT) of the party from removing Umar Damagum as the Acting National Chairman of the party.
The court ordered that no other person must be recognised as PDP national chairman other than Damagum until the national convention of the party scheduled for December next year.
Debo Ologunagba, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, however confirmed the appointment of Ahmed Mohammed
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A statement signed by him reads:
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.
With the latest development, the crisis in the leading opposition party, takes more turns for the unpredictable.
