By our reporter| The pressure by the Wike group to oust Iyorchia Ayu, as the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), continued on Friday as the Rivers State governor accused Ayu of receiving N1 billion from one of the presidential hopefuls in the party.
Wike, who made the allegation during a media chat alleged that Ayu is corrupt, adding that he cannot deny receiving the money which was not remitted to the party’s account.
“Ayu is very corrupt. I’m totally informed. Ayu has the opportunity to challenge me, I will name,” he said.
“Some of the governors can tell you. Will he deny the fact that he didn’t collect N1 billion from Lagos? Let him deny it, I will tell him who gave him the money, not from the Lagos state government, the money was given to him in Lagos.
“He met one of the presidential candidates and told him that he’s not sure these governors may want to sponsor the party.
“That money did not enter into the account of PDP, but we are not attacking Ayu on that basis.”
Wike and his group have been at loggerheads with leadership of the main opposition PDP over their demand for the resignation of Ayu, the party’s national chairman.
The Rivers state governor contested the party’s presidential primaries in May alongside Bukola Saraki, former senate president; Bala Mohammed, Bauchi governor; Udom Emmanuel, Akwa Ibom governor; Pius Anyim, Sam Ohuabunwa, Ayodele Fayose, and Dele Momodu.
Atiku Abubakar emerged victorious at the primary following the withdrawal of Aminu Tambuwal, Sokoto governor, who asked his supporters to vote for the former vice president.
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