Agitation For Ayu’s Resignation, Destructive – Atiku’s Loyalists
Associates of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, on the aegis of ‘Atiku People United (APU)’, has expressed grave concern at what it described as “the negative signals” and perception created by the actions of Governor Nyesom Wike and his group which has now taken agitation for the resignation of the National Chairman of the Party, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu personal.
The Atiku People United (APU) while condemning the agitation of the Wike’s group, noted that the way they are going about the issue is very destructive.
These were contained in a communiqué signed by the first national vice chairman, South-west of the party, Chief Dapo Sarumi and Hon. Rahman Owokoniran, PDP South-west secretary and others, noted that the way and manner Governor Wike and his group are going about their agitation is very destructive, stressing that the issue should be viewed with every seriousness as one cannot damage a foundation and still go ahead to build on it.
The group said that while it is the right of all members to claim, or maintain their moral or legal rights, mouthing statements and insinuations that could de market and destroy the party and its candidate should be a no-go area.
The communique further stated; “We believe, and very strongly too, that the current do or die agitation in the party is unfortunate, due to inability of our leadership to reflect on benefit of hindsight.
“Leaders who have done great for the party are unconsciously ready to kill the party and kill their own ambition exactly as it affected us in 2015.
“Note that almost all those at the center of the bitter bickering are election ticket holders, or godfather to party ticket holders.
“That it is the same failure of deep reflection that the ruling party in Lagos has used to keep PDP out of power for 23 years. This should be very instructive and all PDP leaders in the combat zone should take it to heart, not forgetting that the same destructive tendencies was used to push PDP out of power using new-PDP,” APU stressed.
