PDP: Ayu won’t step down as national chair

The National Executive Committee, NEC, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has passed a vote of confidence in Senator Iyorchia Ayu.

The implication of this is that the party chairman will not be stepping down, except the decision is revisited and reviewed.

A motion for the vote of confidence in the PDP’s National Working Committee (NWC) was moved by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Ndudi Elumelu at the BoT and NEC meeting which held in Abuja on Thursday.

The vote was supported by a NEC member from Kwara State and presided over by the acting chairman of the PDP BoT, Adolphus Wabara.

There have been several calls by the southern caucus of the PDP for Ayu to step down for a southerner.

With the vote of confidence, it is almost certain that Ayu will not be vacating the seat.

In reaction to the development, the presidential candidate of the PDP, Atiku Abubakar, said the party was determined to resolve its disagreements.

According to him, such disagreements as had rocked the party in recent times, were normal in a family.

The former vice-president added that the PDP was the oldest party in Nigeria and had stood the test of time.

Furthermore, Atiku explained that the PDP had a constitution that “guides the conduct of members and the party’s activities,” adding that all disagreements must be resolved in tandem with the party’s rules and regulations.