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BREAKING: PDP crisis deepens as faction suspends Damagum, Anyanwu
The internal crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) continues to escalate, with no signs of resolution in sight.
A faction of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) has suspended acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum, and National Secretary, Samuel Anyanwu, citing allegations of disloyalty.
Earlier, a different faction aligned with Damagum had taken similar action, suspending the National Legal Adviser, Kamaldeen Ajibade, and National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, also on grounds of disloyalty.
In a surprising turn of events, Ologunagba issued a statement on Friday, announcing the suspension of Damagum and Anyanwu, further intensifying the rift within the party’s leadership.
The statement read in part, “The National Working Committee (NWC) of the PDP has extensively considered the series of complaints raised against the Acting National Chairman, Amb. Illiya Damagum and National Secretary, Sen. Samuel Anyanwu particularly with regard to the letter addressed by them to the Court of Appeal in Appeal No:CA/PH/307/2024 against the party’s position in the case involving the 27 former members of the Rivers State House of Assembly who vacated their seats upon decamping from the PDP to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
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“The NWC condemned this anti-party activity of the Acting National Chairman and the National Secretary which is in gross violation of the provisions of the PDP Constitution (as amended in 2017) and their Oath of Office.
“Consequently, the NWC, pursuant to Sections 57, 58 and 59 of the PDP Constitution, has suspended Amb. Illiya Damagum and Sen. Samuel Anyanwu as Acting National Chairman and National Secretary of the Party respectively and referred them to the National Disciplinary Committee for further action.
“In the meantime, the two officials are suspended from all meetings, activities and programs of the NWC pending the conclusion of an investigation by the National Disciplinary Committee.”
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