Opposition lawmakers have accused Umar Damagum, acting national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and former Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike of undermining the party’s strength by delaying critical leadership decisions.
Speaking at a press conference in Akokwa, Imo State, on November 24, Hon. Ikenga Ugochinyere claimed that Damagum and other PDP leaders are stalling the appointment of a substantive national chairman while secretly aligning with the All Progressives Congress (APC) to back President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid.
“Damagum’s continued stay is a strategy to foist weak leadership on the party. They have turned the PDP into an errand platform for the ruling party,” Ugochinyere alleged, adding that party leaders were reportedly holding secret meetings with APC officials abroad.
He further criticized the repeated postponements of the PDP’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting, which was initially scheduled for August 15, noting that the delays hinder the party’s ability to select new leadership and function as a credible opposition force.
As the crisis deepens, PDP members are calling for a swift resolution to restore the party’s credibility.
Ugochinyere added, “Our national leaders now frolic in the APC minister’s bedroom while Nigerians suffer.
This is not the leadership the PDP needs at this critical time.”
However, many party loyalists are concerned about the PDP’s ability to serve as a viable opposition ahead of the 2027 elections, urging immediate action to prevent further damage to the party’s standing.
