Facts Emerge As PDP Acting Chairman, Damagum, Other NWC Members Absent At Atiku’s Press Conference

There is speculation that there might be a crack in the leadership of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as it was observed that some key figures of the party were absent from the world press conference held by the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar on Thursday.

It was gathered that the PDP Acting National Chairman, Amb Umar Damagum, and all members of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) were absent at the Thursday world press conference.

It was also observed that none of the party’s 13 serving governors or its members in the two chambers of the National Assembly showed up for the event.

Also absent from the event was PDP vice presidential candidate, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa.

Speaking with The Nation about the absence of key leaders of the party at the event, the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, said he was not around at the time of the event.

Ologunagba, however, said he was not in the capacity to explain or give reasons why other members of the NWC could not make it for the event as well.

All efforts to reach the PDP acting chairman by the platform were futile as he didn’t pick up his calls or respond to his text message at the time of filling this report.

• Sodiq Lawal