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SENATOR Iyorchia Ayu has finally stepped aside as the Chairman of the
Peoples Democratic (PDP) for Umar Damagum as the acting National Chairman of the party.
“The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at an emergency meeting today, Tuesday, March 28, 2023, acknowledge the Order of the Benue State High Court, dated March 27, 2023, with regards to the Chairmanship position of our great Party,” the National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Debo Ologunagba, said in a statement.
“After a careful consideration of the Court Order and in line with Section 45 (2) of the Constitution of the PDP (as amended in 2017), the NWC resolved that the Deputy National Chairman (North) His Excellency, Amb. Umar Ililya Damagum assumes the National Chairmanship of our Party in an acting capacity with effect from today, Tuesday, March 28, 2023.”
He replaced Iyorchia Ayu who was suspended by his ward in Benue State for anti-party activities.
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The court had restrained Ayu from parading himself as Chairman of the Party pending the determination of the substantive suit which has been adjourned to April 17, 2023, for a hearing.
A member of the Party from Benue Terhide Utaan, who is the plaintiff before Justice W. I Kpochi, obtained the order stopping Ayu from parading himself as National Chairman of the Party.
The plaintiff after obtaining the court order told journalists that following Ayu’s suspension by his Igyorov Ward Exco, it was wrong for him to continue as the National Chairman of the Party. He argued that such a move will further cause chaos in the PDP.
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Before his suspension, there have been calls for Ayu to leave the post. In the lead-up to the 2023 general elections, a group of governors in the party called G5 repeatedly demanded his resignation from the position.
Led by Governor Nyesom Wike, the G5 argued that since the party’s Presidential Candidate for the election Atiku Abubakar is from northern Nigeria – Ayu – who is from the same region – should pave the way for a southerner to assume the office.
Too little too late!
The party has already been destroyed by his antics, and the unwillingness/inability of the candidate to do much about it all.
I have said what I need to tell Peter Obi, he will decode it while posterity will judge me for what I wrote.
You are one of those misleading him, the truth is bitter but we have to say it.