Ismail Abdulazeez Mantu Reporting
Abuja, Nigeria
Sixty lawmakers affiliated with the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) have issued a stern ultimatum, hinting at their potential departure from the party unless the acting national chairman is ousted.
The bombshell was dropped during a press conference held at the National Assembly complex in Abuja on Monday. Ikenga Ugochinyere, a prominent representative from Imo State, alongside five other legislators, voiced their discontent and raised pertinent concerns.
Central to their grievances was the demand for the immediate removal of the Acting National Chairman of the PDP, Umar Damagum, ahead of the party’s rescheduled National Executive Council (NEC) gathering.
“PDP can’t be handed over to the APC. APC officers can’t emerge from our party officials in Rivers or any of the 10 states with alleged imposition of APC interest. Let the world know that why they are hell-bent on imposing APC officials as our party caretaker members is to fulfil a planned bigger plot,” Hon. Ugochinyere emphasized during the press conference.