The integrity faction of the National Working Committee, NWC, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP on Friday announced the appointment of Yayari Ahmed Mohammed as the party’s acting National Chairman.
He replaced Ambassador Umar Damagum who, was earlier suspended together with the party’s national secretary, Sam Anyanwu by the group for alleged anti party activities.
This was shortly after the Damagum faction in the early hours of Friday suspended the National Legal Adviser Kamaldeen Ajibade SAN and National Publicity Secretary Debo Ologunagba for the same offence.
The integrity group in a statement through Ologunagba, announced Damagum’s and Anyanwu’s suspension.
According to the statement, Mohammed’s appointment takes effect immediately and is in line with the PDP’s amended constitution from 2017.
It said: “Following the suspension of His Excellency, Ambassador 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 stakeholders 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.”
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