BREAKING: PDP Hijacked To Become ‘Errand Platform’ For APC – Rep Ugochinyere

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been accused of being hijacked by some of its Governors and stakeholders, who are allegedly working to keep Umar Damagum as acting National Chairman until 2027......Read The Full Article>>.....Read The Full Article>>

This move, according to Ikenga Ugochinyere, a member of the House of Representatives, is aimed at weakening the opposition Party.

Speaking on behalf of the opposition coalition lawmakers at a press conference in Abuja on Sunday, Ugochinyere alleged that there is a plot to derail the party’s planned National Executive Council (NEC) meeting.

“Today we have a political party—the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)—that’s supposed to lead the opposition, but we have political charlatans hijacking the heartbeat of the opposition party, and turning it into an errand platform for the ruling party,” the lawmaker said.

Ugochinyere further stated that the plan is to ensure that the NEC meeting to choose a chairman from north central, where the position is originally supposed to come from, “is not possible.”

“They want Umar Damagum, an imposter of the highest order, to continue to parade as the national chairman and stay in office till 2027 so they can foist on us a weakling that will be presidential candidate,” he alleged.

The lawmaker also accused some PDP governors of frolicking with APC leaders, saying they are going to London to have meetings with APC leadership.

“If the founding fathers of this party are still alive and are seeing what I’m seeing, they will be crying,” Ugochinyere said.

The PDP has been struggling with an internal crisis since 2022, which has polarized the Party and its National Working Committee (NWC).

A faction of the Party wants Damagum to be removed as the acting National Chairman, while another faction wants him to continue to occupy the position.