2023: Clamour For Atiku’s Resignation Not Ayu’s Elimination

The disaster within the Peoples Democratic Get together (PDP) appears to not be ending anytime quickly with the Nationwide Chairman of the social gathering, Iyorchia Ayu insisting on remaining in workplace.

Naija Information discovered that the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike throughout his assembly with the presidential candidate of the social gathering, Atiku Abubakar in London known as for Ayu’s resignation.

Wike additionally requested that Ayu’s substitute comes from the South earlier than he can throw his weight behind Atiku.

A Nationwide Working Committee supply within the social gathering near Ayu, nonetheless, insisted that the nationwide chairman wouldn’t resign from workplace.

The supply stated somewhat than name for Ayu’s resignation, the aggrieved members of the social gathering ought to name for the resignation of Atiku.

In keeping with the supply, if Ayu resigns, the Deputy Nationwide Chairman (North), Umar Damagun, who’s from North-East, the identical zone as Atiku would take over.

He stated, “Ayu shouldn’t be resigning. Ayu is from the North-Central. If Ayu resigns now, the individual to take over from him is Umar Damagum, Deputy Nationwide Chairman (North) from the Northeast. If individuals are not looking for North-Central or North-East, why will they settle for (somebody from) North-East and North-East?

“The person that can take over from Ayu is from the North- East, the identical zone as Atiku Abubakar. Does it make any sense? So how does he assist the argument of North-North?

“Ayu was elected for 4 years and he has not performed even one 12 months. So why ought to the considered resigning even come up? What has Ayu performed that he ought to resign? He isn’t a candidate within the social gathering, he didn’t beat (Nyesom) Wike within the election, Atiku did.”

The supply additional said, “Ayu didn’t select a working mate for Atiku; Atiku selected for himself. So they need to ask Atiku to resign as a result of he was the one which did two unhealthy issues. Firstly, Atiku beat Wike; secondly, he bypassed him in selecting a working mate. I don’t see the place Ayu has come into this.

“They need to inform Atiku to resign, not Ayu who got here on a nationwide task to rescue the nation from the grip of the locusts.”