Atiku then said he was not insisting that Ayu would stay but that everything must be done constitutionally.
By Jeffrey Agbo
Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has said that calls for the resignation of the party’s national chairman, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, are achievable.
Atiku stated this on Wednesday during a visit to Ibadan, Oyo State.
Makinde and some other PDP governors including Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike, want Ayu to resign to restore regional balance to the party’s hierarchy.
Before Atiku spoke, Makinde said: “Eight years of the All Progressives Congress have left us sharply divided. The issue is we must practice 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.
“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.”
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Atiku then said he was not insisting that Ayu would stay but that everything must be done constitutionally.
“I have no problem about anywhere any party member comes from but it must be done in accordance to the party’s constitution or regulations and practices,” said Atiku.
“What Governor Seyi Makinde is calling for is achievable under the party’s Constitution under the party rules and regulations and procedures.
“This constitution must guide whatever changes we make, so that is why we cannot do anything outside that constitution unless it is amended.
“We do not say people should not have different views but all views must go through the party’s constitution, rules regulations and our practices.”
