PDP Crisis Escalates As Gov Makinde Reiterates Calls For Ayu’s Resignation

Hamilton Nwosa
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Following the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, persistent calls on the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), National Chairman, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, to resign, the governor of Oyo, Seyi Makinde has joined the list of those demanding the resignation of the embattled Chairman.

The governor demanded Ayu’s resignation at the south-west stakeholders meeting held in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.

In his words, “Our party wants to rescue Nigeria and our candidate is a unifier. He wants to restructure Nigeria,” he said.

“Eight years of the All-Progressives Congress (APC) have left us sharply divided. The issue is we must practice what we preach. If we want to unify Nigeria, we must unify the PDP first.

“If we want to restructure Nigeria, we must have the willingness to bring inclusivity to the PDP. Do we have the capacity? The answer is resounding yes.

“The message from the south-west PDP is that the south-west is asking that the national working committee (NWC) of the PDP should be restructured.

“We are asking the national chairman to step down so that the south will be fully included. That is the message.”

It would be recalled that Ayu has been under pressure in the last few months, with demands for his resignation coming from different quarters, especially from the camp of Wike.

The call for Ayu’s resignation is said to be on the grounds that the national chairman and the presidential candidate of the party cannot be from the same region.

Amid the calls for his resignation, the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the party recently passed a confidence vote on him.

On Tuesday, Simon Imobo-Tswam, Ayu’s special adviser on media, said the PDP chairman will travel to Europe and is expected to spend about two weeks.

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