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Wike: Why I Won’t Step Down – PDP Chairman

Sen. Iyorchia Ayu, the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, has stated that he is unconcerned with calls for his resignation, claiming that those behind them are young people who lack an understanding of the party’s founding principles, BRANDNEWSDAY report.

According to Ayu, the PDP’s stakeholders and members chose him based on the party’s established guidelines.

The national chairman noted in an interview with the BBC Hausa Service that even if there were another election, those demanding for his resignation would not succeed him.

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Ayu’s resignation is reportedly being demanded by Nyesom Wike’s administration in order to restore the strained relationship between the governor and Atiku Abubakar, the PDP’s presidential candidate.

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Following the former Vice-victory President’s in the PDP presidential primary a few months ago, relations between Atiku and Wike deteriorated.

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BRANDNEWSDAY learnt that Ayu’s resignation is being demanded by Nyesom Wike’s administration in order to restore the strained relationship between the governor and Atiku Abubakar, the PDP’s presidential candidate.

Following the former Vice-victory President’s in the PDP presidential primary a few months ago, relations between Atiku and Wike deteriorated.

After Atiku selected Ifeanyi Okowa, the governor of Delta State, as his running mate, Wike developed resentment. Wike pressed on the party chairman’s resignation even though the PDP established a team to mediate the dispute between the two men.

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As part of the reconciliation process, Atiku met with the governor in the United Kingdom last week.

But in response, the national chairman said in an interview with BBC Hausa, “I was voted as PDP Chairman for a four-year tenure and I’m yet to complete a year. The Chairman’s role is unaffected by Atiku’s victory. Based on the rules of our party, I was elected.

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“I didn’t commit any offence; I’m only reforming the party so I’m not bothered with all the noises. I know I’m doing my work and I didn’t steal any money so I see no reason for all these talks. When we started PDP, these children were not around. They are children who do not know why we formed the party. We will not allow any individual to destabilize our party,” he said.

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