Ayu: PDP heavyweights yield to Wike’s demand

Adeleye Kunle reports

The number of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members asking Iyorchia Ayu to resign as the party’s National Chairman, has reportedly increased rapidly.

Track News reports that this was as many stakeholders across the different categories of leadership in the PDP considered the constant castigation of the Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, as dangerous to their collective interest if not properly addressed.

According to sources, at the last count, of the 13 PDP governors, eight had agreed to the demand that Ayu should go. However, the governors of Taraba, Edo, Sokoto, Bayelsa, Benue, and Delta states continue to back Ayu’s continuation as national chairman.

Furthermore, a source said that of the 17 governorship candidates of the party, 12 had also bought into the idea (of Ayu resigning). They realised Wike’s hard stance could harm their own election in 2023.

Similarly, this newspaper learned that former Senate Presidents under the PDP platform, except one, had agreed to the position that Ayu should leave as a sacrifice for the party. They believed, however, the situation could have been better managed.