A member of the camp of the Federal Capital
Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has expressed dissatisfaction with the
recent resolution by the governors to revert the National Working Committee
(NWC) back to the status quo under Acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum.
This
development follows the announcement made by the chairman of the PDP Governors
Forum, Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed, who declared on Tuesday that
internal conflicts within the party had been resolved and that suspensions had
been lifted.
The decision
allows for Damagum to retain his position amid ongoing factional disputes
within the party.
The tensions
escalated when Damagum’s faction of the NWC announced the suspension of
National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba and National Legal Adviser
Kamaldeen Ajibade (SAN) for alleged insubordination and actions deemed
detrimental to the party’s interests.
In a swift
counteraction, Ologunagba stated that the NWC had suspended Damagum and
National Secretary Senator Samuel Anyanwu for disloyalty, subsequently
appointing National Treasurer Yayari Ahmed Mohammed as the acting National
Chairman.
The source,
who also spoke anonymously with Punch on Wike’s camp position said, “The
minister is not pleased with the decision to restore the suspended NWC members.
It’s well known that they have been undermining Wike’s interests, and he wanted
them out of the party. Wike is backing Damagum and will continue to do so.”
On his part,
Atiku’s 2019 presidential campaign spokesperson, Umar Sani, clarified that
Damagum didn’t have to leave the party but should return to his original
position as Deputy National Chairman (North).
In an
exclusive interview with Punch on Wednesday, Sani stated that this aligned with
the party’s constitution.
He
stated, “We are not saying he should go; he’s not going anywhere. He is
only reverting to the status quo of the position he was elected to. Nobody is
interested in or agitating for him to leave.
“What we are saying is that,
for the sake of equity, fairness and justice, North Central was elected to that
position, and it is North Central that should complete it. That is the position
of our party’s constitution.”
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