This suspension came as a form of counter decision to the earlier suspension of the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, and the National Legal Adviser, Kamaldeen Ajibade, over alleged disloyalty leveled against them.
Meanwhile, a statement signed by Debo Olagunagba , announced the suspension of Illiya Damagum and Samuel Anyanwu.
Part of the statement reads “The National Working Committee ,NWC, of the PDP has extensively considered the series of complaints raised against the Acting National Chairman, Amb. Illiya Damagum and National Secretary, Sen. Samuel Anyanwu particularly with regard to the letter addressed by them to the Court of Appeal in Appeal No:CA/PH/307/2024 against the party’s position in the case involving
the 27 former members of the Rivers State House of Assembly who vacated their seats upon decamping from the PDP to the All Progressives Congress ,APC,.
“The NWC condemned this anti-party activity of the Acting National Chairman and the National Secretary which is in gross violation of the provisions of the PDP Constitution (as amended in 2017) and their Oath of Office.
“Consequently, the NWC, pursuant to Sections 57, 58, and 59 of the PDP Constitution, has suspended Amb. Illiya Damagum and Sen. Samuel Anyanwu as Acting National Chairman and National Secretary of the Party, respectively, and referred them to the National Disciplinary Committee for further action.
“In the meantime, the two officials are suspended from all meetings, activities and programs of the NWC pending the conclusion of an investigation by the National Disciplinary Committee.”
It could, however, be recalled that upon Debo Ologunagba and Kamaldeen Ajibade’s suspension, Ibrahim Manga and Okechukwu Osuoha have been asked to assume office with immediate effect.