The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BoT) on Friday urged the two factions within the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) to sheath their swords and revert to the status quo.
The BoT Chairman, Senator Adolphus Wabara, made the call in a statement in Abuja as part of its moves to resolve the ongoing internal crisis within the party.
The crisis in Nigeria’s biggest opposition party escalated earlier on Friday following the emergence of two factions with each issuing separate statements suspending key officers of the party.
The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, in a statement, announced the suspension of the party’s acting National Chairman, Damagum, and National Secretary, Samuel Anyanwu, for alleged anti-party activities.
He later announced Alhaji Yayari Mohammed as the party’s new acting National Chairman.
Another faction of the NWC loyal to Damagum thereafter announced the suspension of the National Legal Adviser, Kamaldeen Ajibade, and Ologunagba for alleged disloyalty to the party.
The faction in a statement issued by the party’s National Director of Publicity, Pastor Chinwe Nnorom, directed Ologunagba and Ajibade to step aside.
In his bid to resolve the dispute, Wabara urged all sides of the NWC to sheath their swords and de-escalate the tension.
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He also called on the warring persons to revert to the status quo to preserve the unity and stability of the party.
The statement read: “We understand that disagreements may arise but as a party with a long-standing tradition of internal democracy, we must not let these challenges derail our collective vision.
“The BoT will meet with the members of the NWC to intervene, foster reconciliation, and ensure that normalcy is restored in the NWC of our great party.
“We call on all party faithful and supporters to remain calm during this period.
“PDP has an effective conflict resolution mechanism, and we are confident that the current issues will be addressed and resolved in a manner that strengthens the party.”
The former Senate President pointed out that BoT remains fully committed to its role of promoting peace, unity, and progress within the party.
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