Umar Damagum, Acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says the party’s national executive committee (NEC) has affirmed Samuel Anyanwu as the national secretary.
Damagum spoke in Abuja on Monday after the NEC meeting held at the party ‘s headquarters. The NEC is the highest decision-making organ of the PDP.
“We just rose from our 100th NEC meeting. It was a one-agenda meeting to discuss the outcome of our interaction with INEC as regards the national secretary,” Damagum said.
“We all agreed that senator Anyanwu will continue to act as national secretary.”
Damagum said the next NEC meeting is scheduled for July 23, where members will finalise discussions on the party’s convention.
The acting national chairman said he and Anyanwu would jointly issue a letter informing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of the planned NEC meeting scheduled for next month.
Damagum said the success of Monday’s meeting disappointed the party’s “detractors”, who, according to him, thought it would be rancorous.
The beauty of the Peoples Democratic Party is that it is the only party in this country that knows the mechanism to solve its own problem, rancour-free,” he said.
“All our governors attended the meeting. All members of NWC were on the same page. You will not be seeing all these press releases and counter-press releases.”
Adolphus Wabara, chairman of the board of trustees (BoT); Bala Mohammed, governor of Bauchi and chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum; and his colleagues — Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa, Dauda Lawal of Zamfara, Seyi Makinde of Oyo, Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau, and Douye Diri of Bayelsa were present at the meeting.
Others are former Senate President Bukola Saraki; Abba Moro, senate minority leader; Seriake Dickson, senator representing Bayelsa west, national working committee members; BoT members; PDP state chairmen, among others.