GOVERNOR of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has backed the suspension of the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Iyorchia Ayu.
Ayu was suspended on Sunday, March 27 by the Executive Committee of the PDP in Igyorov Ward of Gboko Local Government Area of Benue State for alleged anti-party activities.
Speaking with Channels TV on Monday, March 27, Wike said Ayu played a major role in the defeat of the PDP in the 2023 general elections.
According to Wike, PDP lost the presidential election and key states in the governorship poll as a result of the inefficiency of the national chairman.
“First of all, if you are a member of the PDP will you be happy with the way the party is today? It is only in this country that you see someone who has failed woefully and without any conscience would still like to occupy the position.
“In advanced countries if you are the head of the party after such a colossal failure you do not need anybody to tell you to turn in the towel.”
According to Wike, the national chairman’s refusal to resign, as demanded by the G5 governors, had a huge impact on the outcome of the 2023 general elections.
“So those in his ward from Benue are angry. Why are they angry? Before now Ayu ought to have left that office. People were saying we were pushing for Ayu to leave and that we had a hidden agenda to make PDP fail.
“Ayu remained and PDP didn’t win. You lost your unit as national chairman; you lost your ward as national chairman; you lost your local government as national chairman of the party. Not only did you take a distant third in the presidential election you also lost in the state gubernatorial election,” Wike added.
The ICIR earlier reported that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) referred Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom to a disciplinary committee over alleged anti-party activities.
In the same vein, former governor of Ekiti State Ayodele Fayose, and a former Senate President and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Anyim Pius Anyim, were also suspended over alleged anti-party activities.
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