Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party, has responded to Governor Seyi Makinde’s demand that Iyorchia Ayu, the party’s chairman, must resign.
According to Makinde, The chairman should step down in order to give the south a sense of belonging in the party.
Responding to the Oyo State governor, Atiku started, during a South-West PDP stakeholders meeting, that Ayu cannot be asked to quit without the party’s constitution being amended.
He said, “I have no problem about anywhere any party member comes from but it must be done in accordance with the party’s constitution or regulations and practices. What governor Seyi Makinde is calling for is achievable under the party’s constitution under the party rules and regulations and procedures.
“This constitution must guide whatever changes we make, so that is why we cannot do anything outside that constitution unless it is amended. We do not say people should not have different views but all views must go through the party’s constitution, rules regulations and our practices.”