As the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s internal intrigues reach a climax, the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) on Wednesday voted to support the acting national chairman, Ambassador Umar Ilya Damagum.
Several intra-party camps have been holding secret meetings before of key critical meetings of the PDP’s national leadership, but according to the party’s national publicity secretary, Debo Ologunagba, the vote of confidence came from an official meeting of the NWC.
Ologunagba said in a press statement: “The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has passed a vote of confidence on the party’s acting national chairman, Amb. Umar Iliya Damagum.
“The decision of the NWC which came at the end of its 584th meeting at the Party’s National Secretariat on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, is in commendation of the efforts and commitment of the Acting National Chairman to stabilize and reposition the PDP as the main opposition Party in Nigeria.
“The deputy national chairman (south) Amb. Taofeek Arapaja presided over the motion for a vote of confidence on the acting national chairman which was moved by the National Vice Chairman (South East) Chief Ali Odefa and seconded by the National Treasurer, Hon. Yayari Mohammed.
With the PDP NWC vote of confidence, it is a one-up for the pro-Nyesom Wike camp which has been rooting for Damagum’s continued stay in office but the most critical consideration of the Damagun issue and other significant Party matters are to be done in other formal meetings.
According to the party’s national director of publicity, Pastor Chinwe I. Nnorom, three formal national meetings of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are scheduled to include the National Caucus meeting at Bauchi State government Lodge, Asokoro by 8 pm on Wednesday, 17 April 2024.
The party’s Board of Trustees (BoT) meeting is scheduled to begin by 10 am at the PDP National Secretariat, Wadata Plaza on Thursday, 18 April, 2024.
Also, by 10 am on Thursday, the National Executive Committee (NEC) Meeting is to take place at the PDP National Secretariat, Wadata Plaza, Abuja.
Currently, members of the PDP governors’ forum are preparing to have their meeting at the Bauchi state governors’ lodge in Asokoro, Abuja, with expectations that they will take a position on issues of critical significance within the PDP.
