JUST IN: High Court Gives Judgement on PDP's Possible Removal of National Chairman, Damagum

• The federal high court in Abuja has stopped Nigeria's main opposition party, the PDP, from removing Umar Illiya Damagum as its national chairman
• The court restrained the PDP NWC, the National Executive Council (NEC) and the Board of Trustees (BoT) from appointing, selecting, and nominating any person to replace Damagum
• Legit.ng reports that Damagum assumed office as the temporary national chairman of the PDP in March 2023 after the party dropped Iyorchia Ayu

Legit.ng journalist Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has over 9 years of experience covering politics and elections in Nigeria.

FCT, Abuja - An Abuja high court on Friday, May 3, restrained the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from replacing Umar Damagum as the acting national chairman.

As reported by The Cable, the court took the decision pending the determination of a suit brought before it by two party chieftains.

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Vanguard newspaper also noted the development.

PDP chairmanship not a do-or-die affair - Damagum

Last month (April), Damagum said the leadership of the party was not a do-or-die affair.

The acting national chairman stated that the struggle to remain in office is not a big deal to him.

He said at the time:

“This is not a matter of life and death. I am still an elected member of this NEC. Even if I revert to deputy national chairman I’m still a member of NWC. The issue of surviving or not does not emerge."

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PDP NWC passes vote of confidence on Damagum

Legit.ng earlier reported that the National Working Committee (NWC) of the PDP passed a vote of confidence on Damagum.

The decision of the NWC which came at the end of a meeting at the party’s national secretariat, is in commendation of 'the efforts and commitment of the acting national chairman to stabilise and reposition the PDP'.

Source: Legit.ng