Ayu: PDP Appoints Damagum as Acting Chairman

By Olaolu Fawole

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at an emergency meeting on Tuesday, appointed the Deputy National Chairman (North), Ambassador Umar Ililya Damagum as the Acting National Chairman of the Party with immediate effect.

According to a statement by National Publicity Secretary of the party, Honourable Debo Ologunagba, the National Working Committee of the party acknowledged the Order of the Benue State High Court, dated March 27, 2023 with regards to the Chairmanship position of the great Party.

The statement called on all leaders, critical stakeholders, teeming members and supporters of the Party to remain calm and united.

A Benue State High Court had on Monday, restrained Iyorchia Ayu, from acting as the National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).

In a ruling by Hon. Justice W. I. Kpochi, the estranged party chairman was ordered to stop parading himself as the national head of the party.