Elder stateman, Edwin Clark, has called for the resignation of the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Iyorchia Ayu over his alleged role during the party’s presidential primary.
In a statement he issued in Abuja, Clark accused Ayu of partiality by working towards consolidating the northern interest during the primary.
He said the withdrawal of the Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal from the presidential race, at the last minute during the primary and Ayu’s visit to the governor the next day, were suspect and indicative of where the chairman’s allegiance lied.
He said, “Even much worse, in the extreme, was the action of the national chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), senator Iyorchia Ayu, in his open visit to Governor Tambuwal to congratulate and hail him, in his words, as the hero of the convention,” the statement reads.
“This clearly reveals his partiality and predilection in the processes leading to the baffling conclusion of the PDP Presidential Primary. His undignified and parochial conduct, to please his northern principals, is not only a big disgrace to the office he occupies but, also, a sad display of lewd subservience to the political subjugation of one ethnic group, in a diverse country like Nigeria.
“Senator Iyorchia Ayu’s appalling, thoughtless and unpatriotic public conduct bears grave negative consequences. He should, therefore, no longer consider himself fit and proper to retain his position as the National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), and should resign now.”
