The Board of Trustees of the People’s Democratic Party has expressed dissatisfaction with the party’s National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu.
This followed indications that Ayu was not ready to call a National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting to deliberate on the BoT panel’s report, more than a week after it was submitted to him.
In an interview with reporters on Saturday, a PDP BoT member, Bode George slammed Ayu for failing to honor his word, saying with or without an NEC meeting, the former Senate President should give peace a chance.
He said, “The truth is that the BoT panel said because Ayu made a pronouncement that if the Presidential candidate comes to the North, he will resign; he should resign. His words should be his bond if he is honorable. He ought to be a distinguished Senator.
“What is so sacrosanct about his fixated belief that he must be the chairman of the party? If he drops dead today, won’t the party continue?
“I am told that the report was that Ayu should honor his promise and vacate his seat. I am told that it was the chairman of the committee, Adolphus Wabara who said Ayu should commit that he would go after the elections.
‘’What do they expect us to go home and tell our people? Are they saying ‘vote for us first and we will give you the chairmanship of the party?’ What crap! If the reverse was the case and the North is in our position, having nothing to take home, will they be happy? What you cannot accept, don’t do to other people. Ayu is destroying the fabric of PDP.”
