The National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Iyorchia Ayu on Saturday assured that nobody would remove him as the party’s national chair.

Ayu, who spoke while addressing his kinsmen of the Jemgba ethnic group at his residence in the Gboko area of Benue State reassured the people that there was nothing to worry about over the call for him to vacate his position.

Ayu’s remark is sequel to the call by the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike and his political allies that for the sake of equity and fairness, Ayu must resign his position as the National Chairman of the party as promised.

Ayu, who spoke while addressing his kinsmen of the Jemgba ethnic group at his residence in the Gboko area of Benue State reassured the people that there was nothing to worry about over the call for him to vacate his position.

Ayu’s remark is sequel to the call by the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike and his political allies that for the sake of equity and fairness, Ayu must resign his position as the National Chairman of the party as promised.

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It could be recalled that Sen. Ayu had during his installation as the National Chairman of the PDP said he would resign if a Northern emerges as the party presidential candidate which is the basis of the call for his resignation by Wike’s camp.

But speaking at his residence in Benue, he said, “The PDP is one and not divided. I am trying my best not to disappoint Benue people and Nigerians in general. So if you hear that they want to chase Ayu out as the national chairman, don’t be worried; nobody is going to sack me as the national chairman of our party. I will leave the seat on a day that God permits.”

“During senator J S Tarka’s era, God gave us a Fulani man, Alhaji Shehu Shagari, did he fight the Tiv nation? Did he kill our people? He appointed 5 ministers from Benue state and speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Chaha, Paul Unongo (Minister of steel), Isaac Shaahu (Minister of Communications), Mrs Elizabeth Ivase (Education Minister) and Audu Ogbeh etc was he, not a Fulani man?

“Another Fulani man, Yar Adua appointed a Tiv man, Michael Kaase Aondoakaa his Minister of Justice.

“Today, the flagbearer of the PDP, Atiku Abubakar who is not only a chieftaincy title holder of the Tiv people as the Zege Mule U the Tiv, he is my friend, he told me his plans for the Tiv nation. That he will wipe away the tears of the people.