THE National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reversed the suspension of some leaders of the party, including former governor of Ekiti State Ayo Fayose, former Senate President Anyim Pius and former Katsina State governor Ibrahim Shema.
The decision to suspend the members was reversed barely 48 hours after Umar Damagum assumed office as the Acting National Chairman of the PDP.
A statement released on Thursday, March 30 by the spokesperson of PDP, Debo Ologunagba, explained that the development was aimed at reconciling the waring camps and factions in the party.
A PDP member in Benue, Dennis Ityavyar, and a chieftain of the party in Zamfara, Aslam Aliyu, were among those whose suspension was reversed.
The PDP NWC as well reversed the referral of the incumbent governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, to its National Disciplinary Committee.
The statement noted that the PDP recognized the importance of a total reconciliation among party leaders and critical stakeholders in the overall interest of members and the country at large.
The statement said, “The decision of the Damagum leadership is without prejudice to the powers of the NWC to take necessary disciplinary action against any member of the Party at any time pursuant to the provisions of the Constitution of the PDP (as amended in 2017).
“The NWC charges all leaders, critical stakeholders and teeming members of our Party across the country to be guided by the provisions of the PDP Constitution (as amended in 2017) as well as the new spirit and necessity of reconciliation, unity and harmony in our Party at this critical time.”
The ICIR earlier reported that the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) appointed the party’s Deputy National Chairman (North), Umar Damagum, as Acting Chairman.
Damagun replaced Iyorchia Ayu as the national chairman of the party after a High Court in Benue State ordered Ayu to stop parading himself as the National Chairman of the PDP on Tuesday, March 28.
This followed the suspension of the former chairman of the party by the Executive Committee of the PDP in Igyorov Ward of Gboko Local Government Area of Benue State on Sunday, March 27, for alleged anti-party activities.
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