US EditionFayose urges new PDP Chairman Abdulrahman to prioritise peace, reconciliation
Abdulrahman assumes acting chairmanship after Damagum suspension amid party suspensions by PDP National Working Committee following a court ruling that stopped the national convention.
- On Saturday, PDP leaders named Alhaji Abdulrahman Muhammed Acting National Chairman after a Sam Anyanwu-led faction suspended Umar Damagum.
- The PDP National Working Committee suspended Sam Anyanwu, Kamaldeen Ajibade, National Legal Adviser, Okechukwu Osuoha, Deputy Legal Adviser, and Umaru Bature, National Organising Secretary for one month following a court judgment that cancelled the party's national convention.
- The party suspended Daniel Woyenguikoro, National Financial Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, National Publicity Secretary, and Taofeek Arapaja, Deputy National Vice Chairman, while Sulaiman Kadade, National Youth Leader, and Setonji Koshoedo, Deputy National Secretary, will face the Disciplinary Committee.
- Former Governor Ayodele Fayose urged acting chairman Alhaji Mohammed Abdulrahman to prioritise peace and reconciliation, calling his emergence a chance to restore PDP members' confidence nationwide.
- Anyanwu hailed the court judgment that cancelled the National Convention as a victory for PDP members and said `It is a judgment against impunity, against illegality.
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PDP crisis deepens as Wike's faction suspends national chairman, Damagum, others
The faction also appointed the National Vice Chairman (North Central, Mohammed Abdulrahman, as the Acting National Chairman of the PDP. The post PDP crisis deepens as Wike’s faction suspends national chairman, Damagum, others appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
Fayose urges new PDP Chairman Abdulrahman to prioritise peace, reconciliation
Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has urged the factional acting National Chairman, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Mohammed Abdulrahman, to make peace and reconciliation his immediate priorities. Fayose, who made the remark while congratulating Abdulrahman on his emergence, said PDP needs direction. Abdulrahman was appointed acting PDP Chairman after Umar Damagum was suspended from office by the Sam Anyanwu-led faction. His …
PDP Crisis: Wike's Men Suspend Damagum, Hail Verdict Against Convention
The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) continued on Saturday after the National Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, announced the suspension of Ambassador Illiya Damagum, National Chairman of the party. Addressing journalists in Abuja on Saturday, Anyanwu an ally of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, also announced the suspension five other members of the National Working Committee. Anyanwu’s action followe…
Fayose says No Hope for PDP Without Unity, Backs Damagum's Suspension - Thepodiummedia
Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has said that recent developments within the Peoples Democratic Party indicate that there is no hope of the party returning to power for now. Fayose, who on Saturday backed the suspension of the PDP National Chairman, Umar Damagum, by a faction of the party, also congratulated the PDP National Vice Chairman (North Central), Mohammed Abdulrahman, on his emergence as the party’s Acting National Chair…
PDP Names New Acting National Chairman amid Leadership Crises
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has appointed a new Acting National Chairman as fresh drama unfolds within the party’s leadership. Mohammed Abdulrahman, the National Vice-Chairman (North Central), has now taken over as the party’s Acting Chairman in a sudden shake-up at the top. The announcement came on Saturday in Abuja after a heated leadership face-off that further exposed deep cracks inside the opposition party. Internal tensions escalate…
PDP Crisis: Anyanwu-led faction suspends Damagum, Arapaja, others for 30 days
By Myke Agunwa, Abuja The internal crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) took a new twist on Saturday as a faction of the National Working Committee (NWC) loyal to the party’s National Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, announced the suspension of the National Chairman, Ambassador Iliya Damagum, and five other top officers. This dramatic move came barely hours after a group within the same NWC led by the National Chairman, Amb. Damag…
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