{"id":113997,"date":"2024-08-21T20:07:03","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T19:07:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=113997"},"modified":"2024-08-21T20:07:03","modified_gmt":"2024-08-21T19:07:03","slug":"pdp-crisis-elders-dont-engage-in-public-arguments-damagun-cautions-clark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/pdp-crisis-elders-dont-engage-in-public-arguments-damagun-cautions-clark\/","title":{"rendered":"PDP crisis: Elders don&#8217;t engage in public arguments, Damagun cautions Clark"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1808022394328783042\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Umar Damagum, has berated elder statesman Edwin Clark over his open letter to the party leadership, saying he is being sentimental.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nOn Wednesday, Clark had accused Damagum of colluding with the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike to destroy the PDP in favour of the All Progressives Congress (APC).<\/p>\n<p>Clark in an open letter had said, \u201cFrom all indications, you are conniving with detractors of PDP to ruin the party, for the All Progressives\u2019 Congress (APC). Allow Nigerians to decide what party they want through the ballot box.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStop colluding with Barr. Nyesom Wike to destroy the party. A day of reckoning will come for all of man\u2019s activities\u201d. He said in part of the open letter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But speaking at the party headquarters on Wednesday, Damagum said, \u201cI want to use this opportunity also to address a letter from our elder statesman (Clark) that has been brought to my attention. I don\u2019t intend to speak much on it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will borrow Olisa Metu\u2019s remarks from 2015 when Edwin Clark left the party. There\u2019s 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, not to engage in public arguments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe has all it takes to do the needful, not by taking a sentimental approach to the situation. 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