Politics
BREAKING: PDP Unseat Ayu, Appoints New Acting National Chairman
The Peoples Democratic Party has on Tuesday, March 28 appoints…
The Peoples Democratic Party has on Tuesday, March 28 appoints Umar Damagum as the acting National Chairman of the party.
VerseNews Nigeria reports that this was disclosed in a statement by the the National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Debo Ologunagba.
The statement reads; “The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at an emergency meeting today, Tuesday, March 28, 2023, acknowledge the Order of the Benue State High Court, dated March 27, 2023, with regards to the Chairmanship position of our great Party.”
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“After a careful consideration of the Court Order and in line with Section 45 (2) of the Constitution of the PDP (as amended in 2017), the NWC resolved that the Deputy National Chairman (North) His Excellency, Amb. Umar Ililya Damagum assumes the National Chairmanship of our Party in an acting capacity with effect from today, Tuesday, March 28, 2023.”
What you should know
- The party’s national Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu was suspended by his ward in Benue State for anti-party activities.
- The court had restrained Ayu from parading himself as chairman of the party pending the determination of the substantive suit which has been adjourned to April 17, 2023, for a hearing.
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