{"id":71293,"date":"2022-08-31T13:54:36","date_gmt":"2022-08-31T12:54:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/atiku-theyre-children-iyorchia-ayu-attacks-wike-others-over-resignation-demand"},"modified":"2022-08-31T15:05:53","modified_gmt":"2022-08-31T14:05:53","slug":"atiku-theyre-children-iyorchia-ayu-attacks-wike-others-over-resignation-demand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/atiku-theyre-children-iyorchia-ayu-attacks-wike-others-over-resignation-demand","title":{"rendered":"Atiku: They\u2019re children \u2013 Iyorchia Ayu attacks Wike, others over resignation demand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Iyorchia Ayu, has rubbished Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and others calling for his resignation.<\/p>\n<p>Ayu said those calling for his resignation are \u201cchildren.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wike had severally insisted on Ayu\u2019s resignation as a condition for supporting Atiku Abubakar, the party\u2019s presidential flag-bearer.<\/p>\n<p>However, Ayu said he had committed no offence that would warrant being asked to step down.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to BBC News Hausa, Ayu said: \u201cI was voted as PDP Chairman for a four-year tenure, and I\u2019m yet to complete a year. Atiku\u2019s victory doesn\u2019t affect the Chairman\u2019s position. I won my election based on our party\u2019s constitution.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t commit any offence, I\u2019m only reforming the party, so I\u2019m not bothered with all the noises.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know I\u2019m doing my work, and I didn\u2019t steal any money, so I see no reason for all these talks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we started PDP, these children were not around.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are children who do not know why we formed the party.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will not allow any individual to destabilise our party.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Iyorchia Ayu, has rubbished Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and others calling for his resignation. Ayu said those calling for his resignation are \u201cchildren.\u201d Wike had severally insisted on Ayu\u2019s resignation as a condition for supporting Atiku Abubakar, the party\u2019s presidential flag-bearer. 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