PDP National Chairman Has Resigned? Ayu Finally Breaks Silence

PDP National Chairman Has Resigned? Ayu Finally Breaks Silence

  • Iyiochia Ayu, the PDP national chairman, has denied the report that he has not resigned his position in the umbrella party
  • Ayu made this known in a series of tweets by his media aide, Simon Imobo-Tswam, on Monday, August 15
  • The former senator added that he was elected to be the chairman of the party for a period of 4 years

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s national chairman, Iyiochia Ayu, has denied the reports that he has resigned his position.

According to Vanguard, Ayu said he has not resigned and does not have a plan for his position in the near future.

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PDP National Chairman Has Resigned? Ayu Finally Breaks Silence Photo Credit: Iyorchia Ayu
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Ayu disclosed this in a series of tweets by his media aide, Simon Imobo-Tswam, on Monday.

Imobo-Tswam said in the tweet, “The PDP National Chairman, Dr Iyiochia Ayu, has not resigned and has no plan of resigning.”

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The statement added that Ayu was elected for a period of 4 years, and he did not have the intention of resigning now.

Ayu’s statement is coming amid the growing tension in the PDP over the talks between Atiku Abubakar, the PDP presidential candidate and aggrieved members of the sympathetic to the Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike.

Atiku’s 7-man team of loyalists led by Adamawa state governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, will hold a discussion with Wike’s 7-man team led by Prof. Jerry Gana.

On Monday, the two teams are expected to meet in Port-Harcourt, the Rivers state capital.

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Bada Yusuf (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Yusuf Amoo Bada is an accomplished writer with 7 years of experience in journalism and writing, he is also politics and current affairs editor with Legit.ng. He holds B.A in Literature from OAU, and Diploma in Mass Comm. He has obtained certificates in Google's Advance Digital Reporting, News Lab workshop. He previously worked as an Editor with OperaNews. Legit’s Best Editor of the Year for Politics and Current Affairs Desk (2023). Contact: bada.yusuf.amoo@corp.legit.ng