VIDEO: Wike, Atiku, Makinde, Others Suspended As Isaac Fayose Crowns Self New PDP National Chairman

Isaac Fayose, the younger sibling of the former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, has dramatically declared himself as the new national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Naija News reports that the internal crisis rocking the PDP took a new leap yesterday, with two factions emerging from the nation’s main opposition party.

On Friday, a PDP National Working Committee (NWC) faction announced the suspension of the PDP national chairman, Umar Damagum, and the party’s National Secretary, Samuel Anyanwu.

Another factional NWC also suspended the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba and the National Legal Adviser, Kamaldeen Ajibade.

However, an Abuja Federal High Court restrained the National Executive Committee (NEC) and PDP’s Board of Trustees (BoT) from removing Damagum as Acting National Chairman.

The court ordered that no person other than Damagum must be recognized as PDP national chairman until the party’s national convention is scheduled for December of next year.

Amid the drama, Fayose, in a video clip shared on his social media page, announced that he has now taken over the party leadership and that those dissatisfied with his choice can proceed to take legal action against it.

Fayose also announced the suspension of top party chieftains, including PDP 2023 presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike; Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, Ex-Ekiti Governor Ayo Fayose, and other notable members of the party.

He declared: “It’s official, now I’m the new national Chairman of the PDP. The current [Acting] National Chairman, Mr Damagum, has been suspended and I’ve asked the security at Wadata House to keep the key with the Secretariat.

“If you’re not happy, please, we don’t want you to come to the secretariat to make trouble. You can go to court. And the NWC, some of you have been suspended, drop all the PDP stuff with you at the security at Wandata. The former G5 has been suspended. Wike has been suspended.

“Fayose has been suspended. Governor Seyi Makinde has been suspended. All the people doing anti-party have been suspended. Atiku too has been suspended because his ambition is giving us headache.”

Watch the video clip below: