By Ade Imodoye
Crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) deepens as a faction of the major opposition party in Nigeria, replaced Amb. Umar Damagum with Alhaji Yayari Ahmed Mohammed as the Acting National Chairman.
The party has been embroiled in rife leadership tussle since Damagum came on board as the party Acting National Chairman.
The crisis gained weight on Friday when faction aligned with Damagum suspended Ologunagba and the party National Legal Adviser Kamaldeen Adeyemi Ajibade.
In a swift development, faction aligned with Ologunagba also suspended Damagum and the National Secretary, Samuel Anyanwu.
The party’s spokesman, Debo Ologunagba, ,in a statement on Friday announced the appointment of Mohammed as the Acting National Chairman of PDP.
The statement reads: “Following the suspension of His Excellency, Amb. 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 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
