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Oct

09

2022

Iyorchia Ayu: Ohanaeze laments, says Ogbulafor would’ve resigned to end PDP Crisis

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Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide has mourned the death of a former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Vincent Ogbulafor. Ohanaeze said PDP would miss Ogbulafor because he would have used his wisdom to resolve the crisis facing the former ruling party. Okechukwu Isiguzoro, the Secretary-General of Ohanaeze, said the deceased would have resigned if he was in the position of the Iyorchia Ayu, National Chairman of the PDP. Isiguzoro recalled how Ogbulafor resigned as PDP’s National Chairman when ex-President Goodluck Jonathan became the president. A statement by Isiguzoro said Ogbulafor would be remembered for always putting people ahead of…

Oct

05

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Amid crisis, Iyorchia Ayu describes Wike as PDP’s greatest asset

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The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Iyorchia Ayu, has described Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State as a great asset to the party. Ayu said Wike has helped to rescue PDP since time immemorial. The PDP National Chairman disclosed this through his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Communication, Yusuf Dingyadi, in a chat with journalists in Kaduna on Tuesday. He said: “We are trying to see that everyone is giving a fear hearing. As we speak, the local reconciliation committee is meeting with party members at the state level to discuss issues and find solutions to…

Sep

21

2022

By Kalu Odinakachi

Wike camp insists, Ayu worked for emergence of Atiku at PDP Primaries

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Atiku: Calling Tambuwal hero after PDP primary exposed Ayu The camp of Governor Nyesom Wike insists Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, worked for the emergence of Atiku Abubakar. The former vice president won the presidential ticket at the PDP primary, which was held in late May in Abuja. After a meeting early Wednesday morning, the Wike camp said Ayu exposed himself through the comment he made after Atiku was declared the winner. In attendance were Board of Trustees (BoT) member Bode George, Prof Jerry Gana, Oyo Governor Seyi Makinde, ex-Governors Segun Mimiko (Ondo), Donald Duke (Cross River),…

Sep

19

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

PDP forum tells Wike to Accept NEC resolution on Ayu, support Atiku-Okowa

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One group, the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP (RAF) Aspiring Representatives Forum, has appealed to Governor Wike Nyesom and his supporters to allow peace to reign in the party to ensure the party’s victory in the 2023 presidential election. The group made the appeal at a press conference in Abuja on Sunday, during which it pledged to mobilize voters for the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, in all 360 federal constituencies. Wike and some PDP members, including some four governors, have been demanding the resignation of the party’s national chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, to correct the imbalance in his leadership. They said that with…

Sep

09

2022

By Kalu Odinakachi

Ayu survives dismissal as NEC passes vote of confidence on NWC

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The National Executive Council of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has passed a vote of confidence on the party’s National Working Committee (NWC). This action has saved Ayu from dismissal. The NWC is headed by the party’s national chairman, Iyorchia Ayu. The confidence vote was passed at the NWC on Thursday, in Abuja. This was a follow-up to the adoption of a motion on a vote of confidence proposed by House Minority Leader Ndudi Elumelu. Introducing the motion, Elumelu commended Mr. Ayu and the NWC for their stubbornness and for handing over the Osun state to the party in the July 18…