Wike Fires Ayu Over “PDP Has Brought Us Shame” Comment

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has attacked national chairman of the PDP, Iyorchia Ayu over a recent “PDP has brought us shame” comment erroneously made by the chairman, adding that the statement shows he is working against the party.

Speaking on Thursday at the party’s presidential campaign rally in Kano state, Ayu had said: “PDP has brought us shame”, but after a few seconds, he corrected himself and said “APC”.

In a reaction on Friday at the flag-off rally of the Rivers PDP campaign council in Eleme LGA, Wike said the national leadership under Ayu is bringing shame on the party.

“When you see undertakers, you will see those who came to kill this party. But the party will not die; they will die first. I didn’t know they are wicked to this party. No wonder they left this party and joined ACN before,” he said.

“He (Ayu) said they will not allow PDP to be in power. Is that a good chairman? Is that not anti-party? Is the chairman not doing anti-party? Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks. For us in Rivers state, our own party is a good party. Our own is a party that has done Rivers state well.”

On the lingering cash scarcity in the country, Wike said as an opposition party, the PDP should stand by the masses who are victims of the policy.