PDP Names Damagun Acting Nat'l Chairman As Ayu Steps Aside

Amb Umar Damagum

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has named Amb Umar Damagum as the new acting National Chairman.

This followed the suspension of the immediate past National Chairman of the party, Dr Iyorchia Ayu, who had been in a long battle over the soul of PDP.

Damagum, who was the Deputy National Chairman (North) will pilot the affairs of the party pending the determination of the substantive suit restraining Ayu from parading himself as National Chairman.

Dr Iyorchia Ayu

A Benue High Court sitting in Makurdi had on Monday ordered Ayu to step aside following a suit filed by his Igyorov Council Ward in Gboko Local Government Area of Benue State.

The Ward Executive Committee suspended Ayu for failing to pay his membership dues and alleged anti-party activities.

However, the spokesperson for PDP Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) Mr Charles Aniagwu, has described the purported suspension of Dr Ayu as illegal.

Aniagwu said on Tuesday in Asaba, that those behind the suspension were ignorant of the provisions of the party’s constitution.

He noted that section 57(7) of the PDP Constitution was very clear on who had the power to suspend or discipline a member of the National Working Committee (NWC) or National Executive Committee (NEC) of the party.

“When they proceeded to ask the ward of the National Chairman to take disciplinary action against him (Ayu) assuming that they have the power, they ought to have given him fair hearing by summoning him to give him the opportunity to defend himself.

”But Section 57 did not give them the power to carry out such action against a member of NWC.

“So, if anyone is proceeding to court with such illegal suspension he is just making unnecessary troubles for the party,” he added.

The spokesperson hinted that the exparte order from the court restraining Ayu from carrying out his duties as National Chairman was most unfortunate, as the basis for granting the said order was faulty.

He was optimistic that the party would come out stronger from its current travails.

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