Storm In PDP Over Doctored BoT Report That Asked Ayu To Resign Immediately

The crisis in the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) was gathering headwinds in any direction at the weekend as it emerged that the original Board of Trustees, BoT report which probed the issues had been doctored to allow Senator Iyorcha Ayu stay on as national chairman till after the election.

GWG.NG reports that the BoT had on Friday read out its report asking that Ayu should stay on and resign after the 2023 General Election.

However, sources tell GWG.NG that the original report prepared by the BoT had recommended the immediate resignation of Ayu.

The exit of Ayu from office and replacement with a Southerner is central to the demands of the Nyesom Wike led bloc of the party which has accused Ayu of betraying neutrality in the conduct of the national convention.

The bloc is also demanding that in the spirit of the provisions of the PDP constitution that the chairman and the presidential candidate be made to come from different parts of the country.

GWG.NG reports that following the uproar against Ayu including allegations bothering on money issues that the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT) raised a peace committee which also met with the Rivers Governor.

Metrowatchextra, reported on Saturday that the committee headed by the acting BoT chairman and former senate president, Senator Adolphus Wabara submitted its report on Friday after which the outcome was read to the public.

A section of the PDP top hierarchy has raised an eyebrow after the BoT report was read, which the group claimed was doctored to favour Ayu, who was present at the meeting.

The aggrieved group within the party’s top hierarchy alleged that  what was read to the media was not the actual or original report put together by the members of the committee which met with Governor Nyesom Wike and other critical stakeholders on the issue.

According to a source, Ayu who is also a member of the BoT, was the first to arrive at the venue of the PDP meeting where the report was to be submitted.

The Original Report…

Top on the document or the original report was that Ayu should resign with immediate effect, as a matter of integrity and in the interest of the party.

According to our source who pleaded anonymity, Ayu was also asked to apologize to the party and Nigerians for the embarrassment he has caused everyone.

The source, who was part of the meeting, confirmed that all that was read out to the press was totally different from the original report and asked the Nigerians to demand original copies of the report submitted by the Wabara committee.

He said: “Ayu whose issue was being discussed became the first to arrive at the venue of the meeting and he came prepared with some members who have been known to be behind his insistence on remaining as the chairman.

“They opposed those areas where the committee stated in its report that Ayu should resign with immediate effect and apologize.

“This aspect was expunged before taking the report to the public and this didn’t go down well with some of us but they were shouting on top of their voices that the chairman must not be disgraced out, hence you saw the twisted report that was issued to the press today”.

A Plea for action…

“The media and the public should now challenge Wabara, whom we all see as a man of honour to release the original document containing the actual report and I can assure you that Nigerians will be shocked to see how people who say they want to rule Nigeria could be so deceitful, our source asserted.

He asked: “Why should Ayu be in a meeting where issues about his nefarious activities are being discussed and he more or less presided over the meeting with his loyalists ensuring the actual report was killed and never read out?

GWG.NG reports that the allegation of the doctored PDP BoT report on Ayu is bound to further worsen the situation in the party if the stakeholders alleging same are able to prove their point.

With additional reports from Metrowatchxtra.com

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