The former governor of Plateau State, Jonah Jang, has lent his voice to the call for National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Iyorchia Ayu, to step down and give room to equity and fairness in the party.

Jang made the remarks on Wednesday after a some PDP members who are in Wike’s in Port Harcourt met in Rivers State.

He said Ayu whose role was like a “referee” helped one of the sides to score a goal and blew the whistle that a goal had been scored.

The ex-Plateau governor alleged that Ayu had a “private arrangement” with the Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, to shortchange Governor Nyesom Wike and other aspirants at the party presidential primary.


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Recall Tambuwal during the party’s presidential primary, stepped down for Atiku, a move that resulted to Wike’s loss and emerge of the former vice president as the party presidential candidate.

Jang cited a viral video, wherein Ayu visited Tambuwal’s Abuja residence after the primary apparently to thank him for stepping down for Atiku and affirmed it was a planned move.

“Thank you, thank you. You are the hero of the convention,” Ayu was seen telling his host in a video clip that captured his arrival at Tabuwal’s residence.

Speaking after the meeting of the Wike-led group in Port Harcourt, Jang said, “For the National Chairman, Ayu, to go and embrace Aminu Tambuwal, calling him the hero of the convention which means there was a private arrangement that was done with Tambuwal to shortchange other contestants, including Governor Nyesom Wike.

“Here was a referee who now helped one of the sides to score a goal and then blew a whistle that a goal had been scored. This is not what we formed the PDP to do for Nigerians and therefore we unequivocally ask that Ayu has to step down.”

To me truly Atiku thinks he is dealing with kids. You won the presidential campaign and shared your position based on those who voted you. Ayu was one of those who supported you but did not know that the seat of the chairman was zoned to the north for south to produce the presidential candidate. Since you usurped the chance of the south to produce the presidential candidate, Ayu has to give up his position to balance the equation. This is natural justice and does not require vote of confidence. Remember that truth and morality are not always decided by simple majority. You can not have your cake and eat it. Would you want to be the president and Ayu the chairman of the party? Would you want to run an absolute power government with no check and balances? Atiku thinks he is dealing with kids down south. And for everyone down south who supports Atiku because it is Wike one day it will be your turn. Government is based on give and take, negotiation, diplomacy and dialogue.

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