Imobo-Tswam said that if Ayu had resigned as PDP chairman, he would have given his resignation letter to the Deputy Chairman (North) and not David Mark.
By Jeffrey Agbo
National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Sen. Iyorchia Ayu has said that he does not see himself resigning until his tenure expires.
Special Adviser on Media and Communication to Ayu, Simon Imobo-Tswana made the clarification in a statement on Monday in Abuja.
“We restate, therefore, that the PDP National Chairman has not resigned and has no plan of resigning. For clarity and emphasis, he was elected for a tenure of four years.
“Sections 45 and 47 of the PDP Constitution are clear on the removal and/or resignation of the National Chairman.
“Those who don’t know this should get copies of the party’s Constitution for more information on the matter.
“PDP members and the general public are advised to ignore any story of such a phantom resignation,” he said.
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Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has been calling for Ayu’s resignation as part of conditions to support the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.
According to Imobo-Tswana, the stories purported that Ayu had resigned as PDP national chairman and that his resignation letter is with a former Senate President, David Mark is false and members of the public should disregard it.
“If there is such a resignation, it exists only in the imagination of those who have made themselves available for hatchet jobs,” he said.
Imobo-Tswam said that if Ayu had resigned as PDP chairman, he would have given his resignation letter to the Deputy Chairman (North) and not Mark, adding Section 45 (I and ii) of the party’s Constitution was clear on that.
“We are shocked that such reckless, vicious, mischievous and fabricated falsehood can find prime space in the mainstream media.
“But, even more shocking is the fact that otherwise respected media houses have made themselves easy platforms for unscrupulous people to peddle falsehood and run smear campaigns,” he said.
Imobo-Tswam emphasised that Ayu, “is on a crucial assignment to lead the PDP on a historic rescue mission comes February 2023.”