Sharp divide emerges in PDP House caucus meeting on acting chairman Damagun’s tenure

The meeting of the People's Democratic Party caucus in the House of Representatives ended in commotion with the lawmakers sharply divided along the lines of those in support of the party's Acting National Chairman, Umar Damgun and those against his continued stay in office.

This was as a group of about 60 lawmakers maintained their ground that the acting chairman should resign and someone from the North-Central zone take the position. The group, under the aegis of Opposition Lawmakers Coalition, also demanded the resignation of the acting chairman of PDP, Damagun to pave way for a person from the North-Central zone to emerge as acting chairman of the party pending the conduct of convention as required by the party’s constitution.

He also emphasised the urgent need for a thorough overhaul and reform within their party, highlighting the concerning alignment of the current PDP leadership with the APC, which poses a threat of handing over the party to the opposition. The Federal Government said it is planning to reduce the cost of tax expenditure and ensure tax incentives aimed at impacting the economy positively. The Ministry of Finance made this known on Monday in a statement by spokesperson, Mohammed Manga. Manga said to achieve this, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy,…

There seems to be no respite for Nigerians on food prices despite the rise in naira value as the March inflation figure rose to 33.20 per cent.

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