Ifedayo Adedipe, Ondo central senatorial candidate of the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has asked Iyorchia Ayu to step down from his
position as national chairman of the party.
Adedipe said this on Sunday in an interview with NAN in
Akure, the Ondo capital.
The PDP is currently in crisis over calls for Ayu to step
down on the grounds that the presidential candidate and national chairman
cannot be from the same region.
Among those calling for the national chairman to step down are
some PDP governors — including Nyesom Wike of Rivers — and other stakeholders.
Speaking on the development, Adedipe said Ayu needs to
borrow a leaf from the action of Aminu Tambuwal, governor of Sokoto, who had
stepped down for Atiku Abubakar during the party’s presidential primary.
“It is better to make the supreme sacrifice so that the
crisis will not damage the party. The crisis is not personal. The aggrieved
governors are looking for inclusiveness, and don’t let anybody deceive you that
they can do nothing,” he said.
“It will be counter productive and unhealthy for them to
leave because we cannot afford another eight years of APC under any guise.
“Ironically, the PDP
has more governors in the south than in the north. So, if I were the chairman,
I will not wait till after winning the election before I resign in the interest
of the party.
“If Ayu can willingly relinquish his position in the
interest of the party, he will automatically become a hero just as Aminu
Tambuwal was termed as hero during the night of the party’s convention. Ayu
should become a hero by leaving now.”
Adedipe also promised quality representation for his people
if elected in the 2023 general election.
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