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2023: What Ayu’s Resignation Will Do To PDP – Senato Jev

by Victor Ndubuisi
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Iyorchia Ayu’s resignation as national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is being called for, according to Senator Emmanuel Orker Jev of Benue North West Senatorial District, and this will further the party’s dilemma.

Nyesom Wike, the governor of Rivers State, and his allies requested Ayu’s resignation as the party’s national chairman, among other things, in order for the PDP to be at peace after lamenting the exclusion of the South from important party posts.

Senator Ayu, incensed by calls for his resignation, said that those calling for it “are children.”

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Ayu has remained in his position as PDP national chairman despite Atiku Abubakar’s nomination as the party’s presidential candidate from Adamawa, despite having stated in 2021 that he would step down if a northerner was chosen as the party’s nominee (north-east).

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Senator Jev claimed in an interview with Newsmen that Ayu’s departure would not resolve the party’s present crisis but rather exacerbate it.

The congressman continued, “Some party chieftains’ determination that Ayu should remain in office is intended to prevent more issues in the party.”

Jev stated that the party would be seriously jeopardized if the national chairman were to resign at any time without first entering into negotiations.

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The politician revealed that the party’s constitution prevents the national chairman from resigning since another northerner will succeed him.

He said: “We are operating a constitution in the party and the constitution says, if Ayu leaves the deputy national chairman of the party who is from the north takes over, so, it can still not move to the South. It means that the crisis will still be there.

“Ayu is ready anytime to quit the position but this has to be negotiated or else it will put the party in serious danger. Already, the Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki has said that if Ayu leaves the party, he too is ready to leave.”

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Speaking on Ortom’s role in the crisis, Jev said, “Ortom is in a dilemma because he has been Wike’s friend, it was as a result of this that he (Ortom) facilitated the election of Ayu and he cannot just leave Wike, so also he cannot dump Ayu. Ortom too is looking for negotiation out of this.”

 

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