PDP Crisis: Those Calling For My Resignation Are Children – PDP National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu

The National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party(PDP), Iyorchia Ayu, has said he will not resign his position because he sees no reason for him to do so.

Ayu said those calling for his resignation are “children.”

The allies of the Governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike had demanded the resignation of Ayu as one of the conditions that have to be fulfilled to resolve the post-presidential primaries crisis rocking the opposition party.

Wike’s supporters argued that it is unfair for the party’s chairman and its presidential flag bearer to hail from the same region.

But speaking in an interview with BBC Hausa Service, Ayu said he was elected by party members based on the guidelines stipulated by the party. He said party leaders had agreed during the convention that the party would not consider the zone where the party chairman hailed from when electing the presidential candidate.

“I was elected for a tenure of four years., I am even yet to complete a year in the office. The election of Atiku Abubakar as the presidential candidate did not bother the seat of the party chairman. I won the election and it is based on the party’s constitution.

“I did not commit any offense, I am committed to my work, and I don’t bother about the noise going on,” Ayu said.

Ayu also dispelled the fear that the crisis in the party involving Wike may cost the PDP victory in the 2023 general election.

“I co-founded the PDP in Nigeria and some boys who don’t know how we struggled and what we went through can’t cause problems for the party.

“When we started the PDP, we did not know those boys, they are children, and they don’t know why we founded the party. We will not agree with one person to come and destroy our party,” Ayu said.