Wike rubbishes call for Ayu’s resignation after 2023 elections

The River State Governor, Nyesom Wike. has knocked the Peoples Democratic Party Board of Trustees for a resolution it passed, mandating the party’s national chairman, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, to commit that he would resign after the 2023 elections.

The governor spoke on Monday at the Port Harcourt International Airport, shortly after arriving from Spain.

Wike was accompanied by Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu and Samuel Ortom of Abia and Benue states respectively.

Wike wondered why the BOT could not make Ayu to fulfil his initial commitment that he would resign if a northerner emerges as presidential candidate from the PDP convention.

“To say he should make another commitment that he will resign after the elections; for me, the BOT resolution is ridiculous,” the governor said.

Wike also said the responses by Ayu to the allegations of fraud levelled against him showed that he “stands indicted except proven otherwise.”

He added, “Luckily for me, he (Ayu) has now mentioned that he went to the presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the Waziri of Adamawa. where they discussed the issues of borrowing.

“Now, the question is, when you talk about borrowing, who approves borrowing? You must go to the National Working Committee.”