A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Adakole Ijogi, has urged the national chairman of the party, Iyorchia Ayu, to vacate his post in fulfilment of his promise to quit if the PDP produces a presidential candidate from northern Nigeria for next year’s polls, IgbereTV reports
“It is just a simple process to know that the party was built on certain fundamental principles of equity, fairness, justice, inclusion,” Ijogi, who hails from Benue State, said on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, Thursday.
His comment is the latest in the calls for Ayu to quit as the party’s chairman after former Vice President Atiku Abubakar emerged as the presidential candidate of the PDP in May.
Reports indicate that after losing the PDP presidential primary to Atiku, who is from Adamawa State in North-East Nigeria; Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, outlined conditions to remain within the party one of which includes that Ayu, who hails from Benue State in northern Nigeria, should step down for a southerner.
