PDP Denies Suspending National Chairman Iyorchia Ayu

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has denied suspending its National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu.

Gatekeepers News reports that this was contained in a statement by PDP Spokesman Debo Ologunagba.

Ologunagba said the party chairman has been on a short vacation outside the country and that he officially transmitted power to the Deputy National Chairman (North), Umar Damagum to perform his duties in an acting capacity.

He said, “Such report is completely false and a product of the imagination of mischief makers with the intent to destabilise our party, create an impression of crisis within our ranks and mislead the unsuspecting members of the public.

“It is clear that the false report is the handiwork of vicious anti-people forces who are agitated by the stability, unity and soaring popularity of our party under the cohesive Sen. Dr. Ayu-led National Working Committee as well as the intimidating statures of our presidential and vice presidential candidates, His Excellency, Atiku Abubakar and His Excellency, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa respectively.

“It is instructive to state that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was duly informed of the absence of our National Chairman and that Amb. Damagun will be performing the duties of the National Chairman in Acting Capacity pending Senator Dr. Ayu’s return.

“For the avoidance of doubt, the PDP and the NWC are united and Senator Dr. Iyorchia Ayu remains the National Chairman.

“The NWC, therefore, urges all members of our great party, our teeming supporters, the media and the general public to disregard the said report as fake news.”

Earlier, some sections of the Media had reported that Iyorchia Ayu as been suspended as the National Chairman in an emergency meeting.