Ayu Sends Fresh Message to Wike, Other Aggrieved Members as Ex-Deputy Speaker of House of Rep Defects to PDP

• The national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Iyorchia Ayu, has urged aggrieved members of the party to sheath their swords
• Ayu at the PDP presidential rally in Osogbo on Wednesday, December 7, urged the aggrieved members to return to the party
• Top among aggrieved PDP members are Governor Nyesom Wike and four of his colleagues known as the G5 Governors

Osogbo, Osun state - Iyorchia Ayu, the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has called on the aggrieved members to forget the past and join the party ahead of the 2023 general election.

The PDP national chairman made the call on Wednesday, December 7, at the party's presidential rally in Osogbo, the Osun state capital.

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He noted that it was the unity of the party that made it defeat the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2022 governorship election in Osun state.

"It shows what unity can do and as a united people, you made it possible for the PDP to win this strategic state," The Punch quoted him as saying.

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Speaking further, Ayu said the founding fathers of the PDP formed the party to be owned by ordinary people, not any individual.

He added that everybody in the party is important.

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The PDP national chairman also expressed delight at the defection of the former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yusuf Lasun, to the PDP.

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Lasun was the Labour Party's governorship candidate in the 2022 Osun state election.

“I am happy that some people who are misled, who mistakenly left the party for one reason or the other are coming back today.

"I hope every other person will follow their example and come back to the PDP, because this is a party of hope, the party of the future.

“Whatever happens in the past, you should forget the past and reunite with every member because we have a big job ahead," the PDP chairman said.

Wike and the PDP crisis

Ahead of the 2023 general election, the PDP has yet to resolve the crisis rocking the party as five governors, G5 Governors, have stayed away from Atiku's campaign.

The governors led by Nyesom Wike of Rivers state want Ayu to be removed and replaced by a southerner to correct the imbalance of having a northern presidential candidate and northern national chairman.

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The party, however, refused to grant their demand, saying Ayu would only vacate the seat if Atiku Abubakar won in 2023.

Meanwhile, though the governors are not campaigning for Atiku, they have also resolved they would not leave the PDP.

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Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state, one of the G5 Governors, said all hope is not lost in the bid to resolve the crisis rocking the PDP ahead of the forthcoming 2023 general election.

Speaking on who the G5- Governors would support for the Presidential election, Makinde expressed hope that some form of alignment would be reached before the election.

The Oyo state governor spoke while fielding questions from reporters shortly after signing the Bill on Emmanuel Alayande University of Education, Oyo Law 2022.

Source: Legit.ng