By People Democratic Party (PDP) National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, has said that those calling for his resignation are children that were not around when the party was formed.
The camp of Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has given Ayu’s resignation as one of the circumstances that must be satisfied to resolve the post-presidential primaries crisis shaking the opposition party.
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar had defeated Wike in the presidential primaries of the party. Despite the fact that Atiku was approached to consider Wike as running mate, he had made do with Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta, to the consternation of the Rivers governor and his supporters.
Wike’s supporters have argued that it is unjust for the party’s chairman and its presidential flagbearer to hail from the same region.
However, while speaking in an interview with BBC Hausa Service, Ayu said those calling for his resignation were nowhere to be found when they struggled to form the party.
Ayu added that he was not bothered by the call for his resignation.
“I was voted as PDP Chairman for a four-year tenure, and I’m yet to complete a year. Atiku’s victory doesn’t affect the Chairman’s position. I won my election based on our party’s constitution.”
“I didn’t commit any offense 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.
