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He will now reactivate his friendship with Tinubu to sabotage PDP every step of the way.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cImagine having a National Chairman and National Secretary of opposition that are in cohort with the president.\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. A socio-political activist, Deji Adeyanju, has disclosed why the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, didn\u2019t resign from his position. Adeyanju claimed that Ayu refused to yield to calls for his resignation because he believed the PDP\u2019s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, could not win the 2023 election. 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