Home trouble has come the paths of the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Iyorchia Ayu, as he has been suspended with immediate effect by the executives of his home Ward in Benue State.
His Ward suspended Ayu for alleged anti-party activities after passing a vote of no confidence on him. The move was also similar to the way the PDP got rid of Ayu’s predecessor, Prince Uche Secondus.
Prince Uche Secondus, Ayu’s predecessor, was suspended by Ward 5 of Andoni Local Government Area of the Rivers State, which is his primary base, after an Extraordinary Meeting of the Ward Executives on 31st August, 2021. And Ayu’s Ward in Benue State appeared to be following the script.
The Secretary of the party in Igyorov Ward, Vanger Dooyum, said Ayu’s anti-party activities – alongside his allies – contributed to PDP’s loss in his Ward and Local Government in the Governorship election. Ayu was also accused of not paying his annual dues as enshrined by the party’s constitution.
Twelve out of the seventeen Exco members, including the Ward Chairman, Kashi Philip, signed the letter endorsing Ayu’s suspension.
They also alleged that the PDP National Chairman did not vote during the Governorship and State Assembly elections held on 18th March, 2023.
According to them, most of Ayu’s closest allies worked for the opposition All Progressive Congress (APC), which resulted in the abysmal performance of the PDP in Igyorov Ward.