Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose has said that the reign of Senator Iyorchia Ayu as National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party is fast becoming a history.
This is as Fayose described his suspension from the PDP by the Ayu-led National Working Committee (NWC) as “the last kick of a dead horse”.
Daily Report Nigeria reports that Fayose and several others were sanctioned by the PDP for alleged “anti-party activities”.
However, in a swift response through his spokesperson, Lere Olayinka, Fayose said, “Ayu and his cohorts are only entertaining themselves with the purported suspension as their latest comedy skit.”
According to him, in a matter of days, the “inglorious” tenure of Ayu as the PDP national chairman will become history and the party will enjoy a new lease of life.
Fayose argued that he and others who stood by the party when Ayu and his cohorts “left it to die” would rescue it and give life back in due course. “The purported suspension will have no leg to stand,” he added.
The reaction comes after a statement by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, announcing the suspension of several party members, including ex-Senate President, Pius Anyim; Prof Dennis Ityavyar, Aslam Aliyu for “anti-party activities”.
The suspension takes effect on Thursday, March 23, 2023, he added.
Fayose had repeatedly blamed the PDP leadership for the party’s loss in the presidential election, saying the party was never prepared for the exercise.
He also did not campaign for the PDP presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar – from northern Nigeria – on the basis that power should return to the southern part of the country.
