Toba Owojaiye reporting
Abuja, Nigeria
The suspension of the PDP’s acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum, and National Secretary, Samuel Anyanwu, highlights the deepening internal conflict within Nigeria’s leading opposition party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
Truth Live News gathered that allegations of disloyalty are at the core of this latest crisis, marking another chapter in an unending political and legal struggle as the party approaches the 2027 elections.
This power tussle has seen factions accusing each other of anti-party activities, with Damagum and Anyanwu now suspended following accusations of working against the party’s official stance in a legal case involving defectors from the Rivers State House of Assembly.
Earlier, loyalists to Damagum had suspended other top officials, including National Legal Adviser Kamaldeen Ajibade and National Publicity Secretary Debo Ologunagba, also for alleged disloyalty.
These continuous internal disputes risk weakening the party’s position in upcoming elections, as the fractures could lead to further defections, diminished trust in leadership, and a loss of public confidence. How the PDP resolves this battle internally and legally may significantly shape its future role in Nigerian politics leading up to 2027.
