A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has appointed Alhaji Yayari Ahmed Mohammed as its new Acting National Chairman amid the ongoing crisis in the party. This decision comes after the faction suspended acting national chairman, Amb. Illiya Damagum.
DAILY POST reports that the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday restrained the National Executive Committee and Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party from removing Damagum as the Acting National Chairman of the party. However, regardless of the court injunction, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, announced Mohammed's appointment in a statement on Friday. 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 , the National Working Committee has approved the appointment of Alhaji Yayari Ahmed Mohammed as the Acting National Chairman.
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