Nigeria – PDP NWC Faction Suspends National Chairman, Damagum, Secretary Anyanwu

By Onoja Baba, Nigeria

The internal crisis within the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has deepened, as a faction of the National Working Committee (NWC) has announced the suspension of the acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum, and the National Secretary, Samuel Anyanwu, over allegations of disloyalty to the party.

This comes shortly after a separate faction aligned with Damagum suspended the National Legal Adviser, Kamaldeen Ajibade, and National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, for similar allegations of disloyalty.

In a statement released on Friday, Ologunagba revealed the suspension of both Damagum and Anyanwu, citing their actions concerning an ongoing legal case.

According to the statement, the two officials were involved in addressing a letter to the Court of Appeal regarding the appeal in the case involving 27 former members of the Rivers State House of Assembly.

The former legislators had vacated their seats after defecting from the PDP to the All-Progressives Congress (APC).

The statement read, “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.”

As a result, both Damagum and Anyanwu have been suspended from all meetings and activities of the NWC, pending further investigation by the party’s National Disciplinary Committee.

The crisis continues to threaten the stability of the PDP as divisions within the party leadership intensifies.