Acting national chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Umar Damagum has said that Edwin Clark, leader of Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) should desist from being sentimental about the political crisis in Rivers State.
Gatekeepers News reports that Damagum said this while inaugurating the reconciliation and disciplinary committees at PDP headquarters on Wednesday in Abuja, in reaction to a recent letter addressed to him by Clark over Rivers crisis.
Clark in the letter, said Nyesom Wike, minister of federal capital territory (FCT) needs to leave PDP for the opposition party to survive.
He also alleged that Damagum is a tool Wike uses to bring down the government of Siminalayi Fubara, Governor of Rivers State.
Reacting to the letter while inaugurating the reconciliation and disciplinary committees at
PDP headquarters.
Replying to Clark’s allegation, Damagum asserted that he cannot be pressured to resign from his position as the party’s national chairman.
He said, “Let me send a message to everyone talking about Damagum… I cannot be intimidated. The more you mention me, the more popular I become.”
“I will borrow Olisah Metuh’s remarks from 2015 when Edwin Clark left the party.”
“There’s no doubt that he is an elder statesman. But I thought that when you reach that age, God has given you the opportunity and wisdom to be a father to all, (you) don’t engage in public arguments.”
“He has all it takes to do the needful. Not by taking a sentimental approach to the situation. I was not raised to be disrespectful to elders, so, I don’t intend to dwell on this further.”
