PDP leadership crisis deepens

The leadership crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday escalated further as the party’s governors became divided over the fate of its acting national chairman, Ambassador Umar Damagum.

Governors Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa and Seyi Makinde of Oyo appear to have taken positions contrary to those of Senator Bala Mohammed, the chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum.

Bala Mohammed had earlier indicated that the forum was considering the return of the national chairmanship to the North-Central, describing the current leadership arrangement in the North-East as unconstitutional, a decision now supported by Osun state governor, Ademola Adeleke.

“My brother from the North-East is currently acting as the national chairman, which is a constitutional anomaly. According to our Constitution, any vacancy in a leadership position should be filled by the region from which it was originally created,” Bala said on Tuesday.