The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has insisted on the resignation of the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Iyorchia Ayu, as a condition for a peaceful and cohesive Peoples Democratic Party.
Makinde spoke on Ibadan on Wednesday while leading the South-West PDP stakeholders to a meeting with the presidential candidate of the party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.
Makinde is a strong ally of the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, who has been insisting that the National Chairman, Iyiorchia Ayu, should resign since he is from the same zone (North) as Presidential Candidate of the Party Atiku Abubakar.
Makinde who said Atiku is the incoming President of Nigeria described him as a unifier.
He said that the PDP must be restructured to give a sense of belonging to the South.
“The truth is that we do not have any issue either with our party or our candidate. If there are challenges they must be tabled.
“We are supposed to give hope to our people, we want them to listen to us. Our party wants to rescue Nigeria and our candidate is a unifier. He wants to restructure Nigeria.
“Eight years of APC has left us sharply divided. The issue is we must practice what we preach. If we want to unify Nigeria, we must unify PDP first.
“If we want to restructure Nigeria, we must have the willingness to bring inclusivity to PDP. Do we have the capacity? The answer is resounding yes.
“The message from South West PDP is the South-West is asking that NWC of PDP should be restructured. We are asking the National Chairman to step down so that the South will feel included. That is the message.” He said
