2023: Ayu’s Arrogance Cause Of PDP’s Crisis – Party Member

A source within the camp of the five aggrieved governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has revealed the cause of the crisis in the party.

According to the source, the arrogance of the National Chairman of the main opposition party, Iyorchia Ayu is responsible for the issue in the party.

The source, who spoke with Vanguard on condition of anonymity, said, “Ayu’s arrogance, political miscalculations, and immaturity is responsible for the seemingly intractable crisis within our party.”

The source further stated that the governors identified as G-5 are preparing for the next face of struggle in the party.

The source claimed that Ayu and his supporters are living in denial even as opposition to his rule and move to remove him from office grows.

The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike and his allies have been calling for the resignation of Ayu due to northern dominance in key positions in the party.

The source said, “Ayu at the moment is not having it easy with at least, seven of our party’s 13 governors including the governor of his home state, Benue, Samuel Ortom, who championed his emergence as the national chairman.

“The governors of Bauchi and Akwa-Ibom states, like their five openly aggrieved colleagues have not been forthcoming in terms of logistics support for obvious reasons.”

The source disclosed that Ortom made efforts to arrange a peace meeting between the presidential candidate of the party, Atiku and the Tiv nation but Ayu misled Atiku into frustrating a peace meeting between the presidential candidate and the Tiv traditional council.

It was stated by the source that Ortom had fixed the meeting to facilitate a political understanding in the state.

The source added, “You see, Ayu has the privilege of having his own state governor, Ortom, among the five aggrieved governors. He ought to have through Ortom, met with the aggrieved governors and explained issues with the aim of sorting things out. But he abused all those opportunities.”

It was stated that Ayu misled Atiku’s wife, Titi Abubakar, into believing that Ortom had devious plans against het husband’s presidential ambition.

This, it was learnt, further affected the plan put in place.

The traditional council in Tiv land led by the Tor Tiv is very influential in TV politics.

The party source noted that Ayu’s move to always have his way was hampering peace efforts “because he arrogates to himself all knowledge about the party.

“How can anyone explain a situation where Ayu will call members of the party including founding fathers like Chief Bode George ‘children’ because we disagree with his methods?.”

The source expressed disappointment that Atiku allowed himself to be influenced by Ayu’s arrogance to deride Ortom at every given opportunity.