Group demands Damagum confirmation as substantive PDP Chairman

<h2>A pressure group, the Concerned Peoples Democratic Party (CPDPL) has called for the confirmation of Amb. Umar Damagum as the substantive chairman of the party.</h2>, <p>The group stated that Damagum peace plan would regenerate and restore the party to its position of being the hope of Nigerians.</p>, <span>Amb. Umar Damagum (Credit: Legit.ng)</span>, <p>National Leader of the group, Mr Daboikiabo Warmate, said the call is contained in a communique, issued at the end of the executive meeting held in Abuja with a resolve to allow Damagum to implement his ”peace plan” for the party.</p>, <p>Participants agreed that the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) should immediately confirm Damagum as the substantive Chairman of the PDP to enable him execute his plan of uniting members of the party.</p>, <p>“We urge the party to without further delay summon a NEC meeting and subsequently convene a Special National Convention on or before the first quarter of 2024 to confirm and ratify Damagum as substantive chairman,” the communique of the meeting stated.</p>, <p>According to the group, it is over three months since Iyorchia Ayu was suspended by his ward executives and the court affirming the suspension.</p>, <p>They said that the implementation of “the Damagum Plan” (Officially the Rescuing and Recovering of PDP plan), would regenerate and restore the party to its position of being the hope of Nigerians.</p>, <p>“It took the NEC only 24 hours after the resignation/removal of Dr Bamanga Tukur to elect the ill-fated Chairmanship of Alhaji Adamu Mua’zu. So, the NEC can replicate that same speed again.</p>, <p>“The Damagum plan is a simple but robust plan of action that can be liken to the Marshall Plan (officially the European Recovery Program (ERP), initiated and enacted in1948).</p>, <p>“The plan will address the plethora of challenges bedevilling our great party and as such, we adopt it and urge the NEC and every well meaning members to embrace it as the pathway to true reconciliation, peace and unity.</p>, <p>“Da