BREAKING: Court Stops NEC, BoT From Sacking Damagum as PDP Chairman

• The PDP NEC and BoT have been stopped from sacking Umar Damagum, the acting national chairman of the party
• 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

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The Federal High Court in Abuja has made a significant ruling regarding the leadership of the People's Democratic Party (PDP). Justice Peter Lifu has restrained the National Executive Committee (NEC) and Board of Trustees (BoT) from removing Umar Damagum as the Acting National Chairman until the party's national convention in December 2025.

This decision was made in response to a suit filed by Senator Umar El-Gash Maina, who claimed that some stakeholders were secretly planning to replace Damagum with Phillip Salawu, a former Deputy Governor of Kogi State. Maina argued that this move would violate the party's constitution, which states that national officers can only be elected at the national convention.

Why court stops PDP from sacking Damagum

Justice Lifu agreed with Maina, citing Articles 42, 47, and 67 of the PDP constitution. He also emphasized that any attempt to shorten the northern region's four-year tenure without a national convention would be unconstitutional.

The judge dismissed the defendants' objections, stating that Maina had sufficient interest and grounds to bring the case, having displayed his PDP membership card and raised concerns about protecting the party's constitution.

This ruling effectively prevents NEC and BoT from replacing Damagum until the national convention, ensuring that the party adheres to its constitution.

The Damagum-led PDP leadership had earlier announced the suspension of Debo Ologunagba, the party's national publicity secretary, and Kamaldeen Ajibade, its national legal adviser.

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Legit.ng earlier reported that President Bola Tinubu was asked to review his economic policy, particularly on the increase in the price of fuel in the country.

The PDP BoT made the call while speaking on the economic hardship Nigerians are experiencing.

According to the PDP BoT, Tinubu and the ruling APC must urgently address the country's economic crisis and food hardship.