Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has reiterated his stand on the call for the resignation of the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, for the people of the South to have a sense of belonging in the party.
Makinde made this call today in Oyo State at the South-West PDP stakeholders’ meeting with the presidential candidate of the party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.
The Oyo State Governor and his Rivers State counterpart, Nyesom Wike, have clamoured for the removal of the National Chairman of the party for the sake of equity and justice in the party.
He said, “The truth is that we do not have any issue either with our party or our candidate. If there are challenges, they must be tabled.
“We are supposed to give hope to our people, we want them to listen to us.
“Eight years of the All Progressives Congress have left us sharply divided. The issue is we must practise what we preach. If we want to unify Nigeria, we must unify the PDP first.
“If we want to restructure Nigeria, we must have the willingness to bring inclusivity to the PDP. Do we have the capacity? The answer is resounding yes.”
Makinde said the message from the South-West PDP is the South-West is asking that the National Working Committee of the PDP should be restructured.
“We are asking the National Chairman to step down so that the South will be fully included. That is the message,” he insisted