Key stakeholders from the North-Central Zone of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have called for the replacement of the party’s acting national chairman, Ambassador Umar Ilyas Damagun, in early 2025.
Following a high-level meeting in Abuja, attended by notable figures such as two former Senate Presidents, former presidential candidates, ex-senators, and current and former governors, a communiqué was released outlining their position. The meeting stressed that strategic efforts are underway to rally support from party leaders across the northern region to ensure that the North-Central Zone secures the national chairman position.
David Ombugadu, a former House of Representatives member from Nasarawa State and a past consensus candidate for the position, and Senator Gabriel Suswam, a staunch supporter of Atiku Abubakar, were among the key participants.
The communiqué emphasized three key resolutions:
- The stakeholders reviewed the vacant National Chairman position following the departure of Senator Iyorchia Ayu.
- The PDP constitution provides that any vacant position can be filled by an appointment from the zone as outlined in Section 47(6).
- The leadership is urged to restore party cohesion by making necessary sacrifices, particularly by returning the party chairmanship to the North-Central Zone for the remainder of its tenure.
The stakeholders called on leaders from other northern regions to support their efforts to ensure the chairmanship position is restored to the North-Central Zone.
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