*New PDP National Chair, Iyorchia Ayu, Gives Quit Notice to APC
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The newly-elected National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, has given a quit notice to the ruling All Progressives Congress, saying “we are taking back the country.”
Speaking in the early hours of Sunday after his election at the national convention of the party in Abuja, Ayu said: “The PDP is back. We are determined. The other one is a contraption.
“In two weeks’ time, you will see the power that will come back in PDP in every state. A small group of people decided to divide Nigeria. We will unite the country and move ahead to develop this country.
“We did it before, we will do it again. The other party can never hold a convention… It is a challenge. This is a quit notice to the other party. We are taking back the country. We will develop the country.”
Meanwhile, results have emerged for the three positions contested at the 2021 Special National Convention of the PDP. After a keenly contested election for the office of the Deputy National Chairman (South), former governor of Osun State, Olagunsoye Oyinlola, scored 705 votes. The office was won by Ambassador Taofeek Arapaja with 2004 votes.
In the contest for National Youth Leader of the party, Suleiman Mohammed Kadede won with 3072 votes against Usman Elkudan who scored 200 votes. Ambassador Umar Damagom won with 2234 votes against Hajiya Ina Ciroma 365 votes.
Contestants for the other 18 offices including the National Secretary of the party Senator Samuel Anyanwu, were elected.
Motion for Adjournment was moved by Oyo State Governor Seyi Makimde as he presented the team to “rescue Nigeria.” The convention was brought to an end at 4.30am
Below is the list of elected members:
Iyorchia Ayu — national chairman
Taofeek Arapaja — deputy national chairman (south)
Umar Damagum — deputy national chairman (north)
Samuel Anyanwu — national secretary
Setoji Kosheodo — deputy national secretary
Ahmed Mohammed — national treasurer
Ndubisi David — deputy national treasurer
Umar Bature — national organising secretary
Ighoyota Amori — deputy national organising secretary
Daniel Woyegikuro — national financial secretary
Adamu Kamale — deputy national financial secretary
Debo Ologunagba — national publicity secretary
Ibrahim Abdullahi — deputy national publicity secretary
Stella Effah-Attoe — national women’s leader
Hajara Wanka — deputy national women’s leader
Muhammed Suleiman — national youth leader
Timothy Osadolor — deputy national, youth leader
Kamaldeen Ajibade — national legal adviser
Okechukwu Osuoha — deputy national legal adviser
Okechuckwu Daniel — national auditor
Abdulrahman Mohammed — deputy national auditor
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