BREAKING: PDP Confirms Damagum as Substantive National Chairman

Ambassador Umar Damagum has been unanimously confirmed as the substantive National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the party’s 2025 Elective National Convention in Ibadan.

The confirmation took place on Saturday at the main bowl of the Lekan Salami Stadium, where thousands of delegates gathered to ratify the party’s new leadership structure.

The motion for Damagum’s ratification was moved by the Chairman of the Edo State chapter of the PDP, Hon. Tony Abineri, who said he was speaking on behalf of the 3,000 accredited delegates at the convention.

Abineri declared, “I move the motion for the ratification of Ambassador Umaru Damagum as the substantive National Chairman of the party. This is in accordance with Section 32 of the Constitution of the PDP as amended