2023 Election: Ogun PDP Backs Ayu, Refutes Makinde Call For Resignation

The Ogun State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has passed a vote of confidence on the embattled national chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, as it refutes the call by Makinde for resignation.

 

Newsonline reports that the PDP Ogun state said the call for the resignation of Ayu by Governor Makinde was not in the interest of the party ahead of the 2023 election.

 

Ogun PDP said the call was ill-timed and selfish, stating that the state party was not a party to the call by the Oyo State governor.

 

Recall that Makinde, had on Wednesday, 14th September, in Ibadan, in an interactive session with the presidential candidate of the part Atiku Abubakar, said the South-West PDP are unanimous in their call for Ayu’s resignation.

 

However, the leadership of  Ogun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, ( PDP) said the claim by Governor Seyi Makinde that Southwest Stakeholders have called for the resignation of the National Chairman of the party, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, was false.

 

In a statement signed by the entire leaders of the party in Ogun state on Thursday, 15th September 2022, the leaders disassociated Ogun State chapter of the party from the pronouncement of Governor Seyi Makinde, stating that there was no prior meeting nor agreement relating to such pronouncement.

 

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Ogun PDP added that Ogun state chapter of the Party was convinced that the current demand for the resignation of the party’s National Chairman is ill-timed and dangerous for the well-being of the party, especially as the political mobilization and campaigns for 2023 general elections build up across the nation.

 

“Ogun PDP strongly insists that the sanctity of the party constitution can not be slaughtered on the altar of narrow individual whims and caprice.

 

“The party, at this crucial stage and time of its democratic existence requires full concentration to remain focused on its goal of rescuing and repositioning the country for prosperity and abundance. Therefore, all forms of distractions should be jettisoned for the common of al,l” the statement read in part.

 

Ogun State PDP Chapter further assured their unwavering support and unalloyed commitment to the presidential aspiration of the former Vice President and the PDP presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and his running mate,  Ifeanyi Okowa.

 

The party also passed a vote of confidence on the PDP National Chairman, Senator Iyorchia Ayu and the entire members of the National Working Committee, NWC for “providing purposeful leadership guidance in the party’s bid to wrestle power from the shackles of the ruling APC both at the national level and indeed, across the nation come 2023.”