PDP NEC: Atiku, Wike camps go into trenches

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Ahead of Thursday’s meeting of the National Executive Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party , the camp of ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Nyesom Wike/G-5 group have retreated into the trenches over plot to remove the party’s Acting National Chairman, Umar Ilya Damagum.

“All the groups/camps have retreated into the trenches ahead of the meeting. There is intense lobbying going on now. “ Some of the NEC members include PDP governors, the Chairman and Secretary of the Board of Trustees, members of the BOT , minority leaders in the Senate and in the House of Representatives, two Senators from each of the six geopolitical zones; the Deputy National Chairman; all National Vice Chairmen; the National Secretary and the Deputy National Secretary; the National Treasurer and the Deputy National Treasurer; the National Financial Secretary and the Deputy National Financial Secretary; all...

When contacted on the intrigues ahead of the NEC meeting, Damagum simply wrote: “I have no comment for now.”Also, there was fresh anxiety that the G-5 group may take over the party in the event that Damagum is removed.

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