FCT, Abuja – The Umar Damagum-led National Working Committee (NWC) has received massive support from over 100 support groups.
TimesNow.com.ng earlier reported that the PDP faction has announced the suspension of Damagum, over alleged anti-party activities.
The groups, under the umbrella of Foundational Support Groups, declared their support for the Damagun-led NWC.
They condemned attempts to undermine the PDP’s constitution and remove Damagum as Acting National Chairman.
The support groups described the attempt as “anti-democratic” and “detrimental to the party’s unity.”
The chairman of the group, Alhaji Adamu Abubakar, and Secretary General, Comrade Olarewaju Thompson, made this known in a statement obtained by TimesNow.com.ng on Friday, October 11.
The state added:
The group cited significant progress under Damagum’s tenure and called on well-meaning members to stand with them in supporting the NWC.
Meanwhile, TimesNow.com.ng reported that the PDP NEC and BoT were stopped from sacking Damagum as the PDP acting national chairman.
Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja gave the order following a suit filed by Senator Umar El-Gash Maina.
Maina, in the suit, said he is a stakeholder in the PDP and alleged that some persons were planning to remove the acting national chairman
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
