A faction within the Peoples Democratic Party, known as Integrity faction, has appointed Yayari Ahmed Mohammed as the acting National Chairman.
The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Debo Ologunagba, made the development public in a statement issued on Friday.
In an earlier statement on Friday, Ologunagba had announced the suspension of Acting chairman Umar Damagum and the party’s national secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu.
Hours after, the faction led by Damagun informed Nigerians that the NWC under him had suspended the National Legal Adviser, Kamaldeen Ajibade (SAN), and Ologunagba for alleged anti-party activities.
Ologunagba, representing the Integrity faction, stated that Mohammed’s appointment takes immediate effect and is in line with the PDP’s amended constitution from 2017.
The statement said in part: “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 stakeholder,s 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.”
