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The political disaster rocking the Individuals’s Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday took an uncommon flip after the Board of Trustees (BoT) insisted that the Nationwide Govt Committee (NEC) assembly be held on Monday, June 30, as scheduled.
Saturday Telegraph experiences that the brand new determination by the celebration’s BoT contradicts the stance of the celebration’s appearing Nationwide Chairman, Umar Damagum, who had, on Wednesday, introduced the postponement of the NEC assembly to a date but to be decided.
Damagum had additionally declared the reinstatement of the embattled Nationwide Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu.
The BoT, in an announcement issued by its Chairman and former Senate President, Adolphus Wabara, described Damagum’s actions as a “Gross violation of celebration constitutional order,” declaring them null and void.
“The unilateral cancellation of the one hundredth NEC assembly and pronouncements by the appearing nationwide chairman are a gross violation of the celebration’s constitutional order,” the assertion learn.
It added that the NEC stays the best decision-making organ of the celebration, second solely to the nationwide conference, and no particular person or group has the authority to cancel its decision.
“By advantage of Part 31(3) of the PDP Structure, the decision of the NEC at its 99th assembly held on Tuesday, Could 27, 2025, to carry its one hundredth assembly on Monday, June 30, 2025, is binding on all organs and members of the PDP,” the assertion continued.
“To this impact, being a NEC determination, no organ, group, or particular person has the ability or competence to cancel, modify, or postpone the one hundredth NEC assembly already scheduled by NEC. It’s subsequently not throughout the remit or authority of the appearing nationwide chairman to override a collective determination of the NEC. Such conduct quantities to an affront to the constitutional authority of NEC and the collective will of our celebration.”
On the standing of the nationwide secretary, the BoT additionally rejected Damagum’s reinstatement of Anyanwu, insisting it contradicts the celebration’s structure, a Supreme Courtroom judgement and a previous NEC decision.
“The choice of the NWC at its 600th assembly directing the deputy nationwide secretary to behave as nationwide secretary stays legitimate, having not been put aside by the NWC or NEC. The try by Amb. Damagum to overturn that call is a gross abuse of workplace,” the BoT stated.
It concluded that the NEC assembly should be held as scheduled, urging members to ignore any conflicting directives.
“The one hundredth NEC assembly shall proceed as scheduled on Monday, June 30, 2025. All members of NEC are duly suggested to ignore any contradictory discover or assertion relating to the assembly,” he stated.
“The deputy nationwide secretary, Arc. Setonji Koshoedo stays the appearing nationwide secretary of the PDP pending any opposite determination formally taken and communicated by the suitable organ of the celebration.
“All celebration members are suggested to be guided by the supremacy of the PDP Structure and resist any try to pull the celebration into an avoidable disaster.”
When contacted for his response to the newest developments, Damagun informed one among our correspondents that he would return the phone name, however had but to take action as of the time of submitting this report.
Equally, Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed, who chairs the PDP Governors’ Discussion board and appeared alongside Damagum on the Wednesday’s press briefing, couldn’t be reached for remark. Calls and messages to his media aide, Gidado Mukhtar, have been additionally not returned.
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