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The Digest

In a time of shifting loyalties and political turbulence, Umar Damagum urges calm: “They’ll run back,” he says. At a press briefing in Abuja, the acting PDP chairman painted his party as a tested refuge, one weathered by storms, yet rooted in resilience.

Key Points:
  • PDP has experienced high-profile defections, including governors and ex-VPs
  • Damagum says the party remains united and resilient
  • He insists PDP is more accommodating than any other political group
  • Warns defectors that they may return to the party in the future
  • The party will sanction members who “demarket” the PDP publicly
  • Defections seen as short-term shifts, not long-term threats
  • Describes APC’s strategy as harassment, predicts 2027 will be a reckoning
Even as cracks appear, Damagum claims the PDP has mastered sealing them. In this contest of loyalty and legacy, he suggests the party still stands as the shelter most will return to.

Sources:
The Cable, Premium Times, Daily Trust