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PDP Crisis: Ayu must resign, that is the message — Makinde

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The crisis in the major opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has taken a new twist as Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, called for the resignation of the National Chairman of the party, Senator Iyorchia Ayu.

The PDP Governors Forum chairman made the declaration during the South-West PDP stakeholders meeting with the presidential candidate of the party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.

In his welcome address, he described Atiku as “the incoming President of Nigeria in 2023.”

He said, “The truth is that we do not have any issue either with our party or our candidate. If there are challenges they must be tabled.

“We are supposed to give hope to our people, we want them to listen to us.

Our party wants to rescue Nigeria and our candidate is a unifier. He wants to restructure Nigeria

“Eight years of the All Progressives Congress 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 the South-West is asking that the National Working Committee 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.”

Meanwhile, Ayu has travelled out of the country for a 14-day trip to Europe.

“While away, the party Deputy Chairman (North), Amb. Iliya Damagun, will act in Ayu’s place.

“Already, the national chairman has communicated the handover to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC),” the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the PDP Chairman, Simon Imobo-Tswam said.

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