Confusion has erupted within the ranks of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) following a clash between the National Working Committee (NWC) and the party’s Acting National Chairman, Ambassador Umar Damagum, over key decisions regarding the party’s leadership and upcoming meetings.
On Wednesday, the NWC issued a statement firmly denying reports that the 100th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the party, scheduled for Monday, June 30, 2025, had been postponed.
In addition to dismissing the alleged postponement, the NWC also refuted claims that Samuel Anyanwu had been reinstated as the National Secretary of the party.
The NWC’s statement came in direct response to a press briefing earlier the same day by Damagum, in which he had announced both the postponement of the NEC meeting and Anyanwu’s reinstatement.
According to the NWC, Damagum’s declarations stand in clear violation of the decision reached at the 99th NEC meeting, which had not only confirmed June 30 as the date for the next NEC session but also deferred all matters concerning the National Secretary’s position to that very meeting.
“The pronouncements by the Acting National Chairman have no foundation as no organ of the Party (including the NWC), individual or group has the power to cancel, overrule, veto or vary the resolution of the National Executive Committee (NEC),” the statement read.
