JUST IN: Wike Reacts As Ayu Steps Aside As PDP National Chair

• Wike has reacted after Ayu stepped down for Damagum.

• Wike expressed satisfaction over the replacement Ayu.

• This comes two days after Ayu was suspended by his ward in Benue State.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has ridiculed the embattled former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Iyiorchia Ayu, following his suspension from the party by the Benue State branch of the PDP.

This news platform had earlier reported that Umar Damagum was announced as Ayu’s replacement in an acting capacity.

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This comes two days after Ayu was suspended by his ward in Benue State.

Prior to this development, there had been intense calls (since last year) spearheaded by Governor Wike for Ayu to step aside for a Southerner to take over as the Chairman of Nigeria’s main opposition party.

Ayu’s removal as chairman is one of the key demands of party supporters sympathetic to Wike, as a condition for peace to return to the party.

The camp loyal to Wike had demanded that Ayu should step down to re-tilt the balance of power in the party which they claim is favouring the North.

Wike, who spoke on Tuesday (today), during the commissioning of the first phase of the Trans-Kalabari road in Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State, said Ayu cannot preside over them in the party, especially as he failed to win election in his unit, ward and state.

“Ayu said nobody can suspend him, but today he has packed out from the office. We have an active chairman now. I told him, you will go, whether he likes it or not.

“Those lawyers telling you that the Ward has no power to suspend you, that it is only NEC, then you don’t understand. When you came, it was the Ward that suspended Secondus. And you went and took office, it is now that you know that it is only NEC that can suspend.

“Let me tell you since they’ve not told you, the court has struck out that section of our constitution to say that NEC only can suspend the National Chairman. So you don’t know what you are talking about. PDP did not even appeal the judgment. So, forget, your own is gone. You must be wasting your time.”

The Rivers Governor said he will continue to fight for Ayu’s removal till the end of his administration, adding that, “We are ready for the battle. I’m not from Benue but I have interest, that interest is that Ayu must go. And I’m going to carry it till May 29 when I leave the office.”

A High Court in Makurdi, the Benue State Capital, had restrained Ayu from parading himself as the National Chairman of the PDP.

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Ayu, on Tuesday, stepped aside in compliance with the court order.

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