The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Iyorchia Ayu has distanced himself from a demeaning social media post against Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike.
Iyorchia Ayu Denies Denigrating Nyesom Wike
Ayu and Wike have been locked in a cold war since the Rivers Governor lost the PDP presidential ticket to former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar.
The governor had also asked the PDP chairman to step down, saying it was improper for the party’s presidential flagbearer and chairman to hail from the same zone.
Ayu said that he was not bothered by those calling for his resignation because they are ‘children’ who were nowhere to be found when they struggled to form the party.
Reacting a few days ago, Wike had fired back at Ayu, saying he was an ingrate, stressing that those who he described as children brought him from the gutter and made him PDP chairman.
Taking to his Twitter page on Saturday, Ayu said his attention had been drawn to “mischievous and senseless posts on the social media” about him casting aspersions on Wike.
He wrote: “My attention has been drawn to mischievous and senseless posts on social media.
“Those planting these stories against the PDP and myself are simply showing their lack of intelligence.
“I state, categorically and without equivocation, that the posts are completely false. Even the inelegant construction of the posts puts them beneath my personality.
“I never said anything after Wike’s statements the other day and do not intend to say anything in response.”
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Iyorchia Ayu Calls Out APC
In a statement by Simon Imobo-Tswam, Ayu’s Special Adviser on Media and Communications, the PDP chairman accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of planting stories in the media to compound the crisis rocking the party.
He said in “One post, from one Lawal Garba, but purporting to be from the PDP national chairman, states that Ayu says he cannot talk to a man who ‘cannot father a child!’
“Another post, with a photograph of Wike and a lady with some children (from Igbere TV) claims that the governor is not ‘the biological father of his three kids’.
“Nothing can be more diabolical, senseless and amateurish. Descending so low is neither in Ayu’s character nor nature. Those planting these stories against the PDP and her national chairman are simply showing their lack of intelligence.
“We state, categorically and without equivocation, that the posts are completely false. Even the inelegant construction of the posts puts them beneath Ayu. Dr. Ayu never said anything after Wike’s statements yesterday, and does not intend to say anything in response.”
He further said, “This is even more senseless as the national chairman has met Gov Wike’s children on a number of times. We advise the APC and other mischievous people engaged in this shameful and criminal enterprise to be more professional next time.
“As for the Lawal Garba and Igbere TV, if they do not desist from this evil path, we may be forced to invite security agents into the matter.”
KanyiDaily recalls that former lawmaker, Dino Melaye had also maintained that Iyorchia Ayu would not step down as the PDP national chairman because the party’s governors elected him.
