{"id":98206,"date":"2022-08-16T13:38:35","date_gmt":"2022-08-16T12:38:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=98206"},"modified":"2022-08-16T13:38:35","modified_gmt":"2022-08-16T12:38:35","slug":"ayu-wont-resign-as-pdp-chairman-says-aide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/ayu-wont-resign-as-pdp-chairman-says-aide\/","title":{"rendered":"Ayu won&#8217;t resign as PDP chairman\u00a0 says Aide"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">National Chairman of the Peoples\u2019 Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Iyorchia Ayu, has no plan to resign his position, Mr Simon Imobo-Tswana, his Special Adviser on Media and Communication, has said.<\/p>\n<p>Imobo-Tswam who made the clarification in a statement on Monday in Abuja said: \u201cWe 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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSections 45 and 47 of the PDP Constitution are clear on the removal and\/or resignation of the National Chairman.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose who don\u2019t know this should get copies of the party\u2019s Constitution for more information on the matter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPDP members and the general public are advised to ignore any story of such a phantom resignation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the stories purported that Ayu had resigned and that his resignation letter is with a former Senate President, David Mark is false and members of the public should disregard it.<\/p>\n<p>Imobo-Tswam said that with all emphasis, the story was, in its entirety, false, baseless, reckless, inaccurate and a complete work of fiction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf there is such a resignation, it exists only in the imagination of those who have made themselves available for hatchet jobs,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Imobo-Tswam said that if Ayu had resigned, he would give his resignation letter to the Deputy Chairman (North) and not Mark, adding Section 45 (I and ii) of the party\u2019s Constitution was clear on that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, where does Mark comes in here, being that he is not even a member of the party\u2019s National Working Committee (NWC).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt appears that those who have been procured to blackmail the national chairman out of office are not even aware of what the party\u2019s Constitution says about the matter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are shocked that such reckless, vicious, mischievous and fabricated falsehood can find prime space in the mainstream media.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut, 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,\u201d he alleged.<\/p>\n<p>Imobo-Tswam emphasised that the national chairman, \u201cis on a crucial assignment to lead the PDP on a historic rescue mission comes February 2023.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd, he will not be deterred or distracted by media terrorism or political blackmail.<\/p><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National Chairman of the Peoples\u2019 Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. 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