Following the suspension of Illiya Damagum as the Acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the National Working Committee (NWC), aligned with the Debo Ologunagba faction, has approved the appointment of Alhaji Yayari Ahmed Mohammed as the new Acting National Chairman.
This development was announced in a statement issued by the recently suspended National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba.
The appointment, which takes effect immediately, is in accordance with the provisions of the PDP Constitution (as amended in 2017).
“The NWC calls on all Organs, leaders, critical stakeholders 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,” the statement said in part.
The development comes amid a worsening internal crisis in the PDP.