Ambassador Umar Iliya Damagum, 60, has emerged as the acting chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

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Earlier in his opening address, acting National Chairman of the party, Umar Damagum, said Nigerians are resolute in seeing justice done to the petition filed by the PDP at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal.

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On the 2023 presidential election, Damagum described it as “most painful” while urging party members not to trade blames over the party’s loss in the election.

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Umar Ililya Damagum assumes the National Chairmanship of our Party in acting capacity with effect from today, Tuesday, March 28, 2023.

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