Ayu collected N1 billion; requested different candidates to withdraw for Atiku: Wike

Rivers State governor Nyesom Wike has alleged that Iyorchia Ayu, the nationwide chairman of the Peoples Democratic Social gathering (PDP), collected N1 billion from a presidential candidate in Lagos and labored for the emergence of presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar.

Mr Wike raised a contemporary outburst in a media chat broadcasted on Friday. The Rivers governor accused Mr Ayu of acquiring the stated quantity on grounds that the celebration’s governors weren’t ready to fund the celebration. 

“Ayu is corrupt. Quote me. I’m a lawyer and I’m the governor of Rivers State,” Mr Wike alleged. “Can Ayu deny that he didn’t accumulate one billion naira from Lagos. He instructed one of many PDP presidential aspirants earlier than the primaries that the governors weren’t able to fund the celebration.”

Mr Wike stated he is aware of “how the cash was organized and people concerned in packaging the cash. He collected one billion.” Let him come out to inform Nigerians it’s not true and I’ll reveal extra,” the governor threatened.

Mr Wike misplaced the PDP presidential ticket to former vice chairman Atiku Abubakar on the celebration’s major election in Could. He accused Mr Ayu of masterminding the loss by reaching out to different contestants to step down for Mr Atiku.

He insisted that the present construction of the celebration has been compromised as some leaders have been allotted slots in a authorities to be fashioned from an election that’s but to be received.

Mr Wike and his supporters similar to Oyo governor Seyi Makinde have been resolute of their name for the ouster of Mr Ayu. They are saying that may appropriate the “injustice” meted in opposition to the South.

The governor denies that his current outbursts in opposition to the celebration have been out of bitterness from shedding the presidential ticket. 

He stated his solely regrets have been that he wouldn’t be capable to deal with insecurity as he had deliberate.

“I really feel pains for not being given the chance to struggle bandits, I really feel pains for not having the chance to struggle oil theft,” Mr Wike stated.

“If there are two issues I promised myself I’m going to do is to take insecurity head on and the problems of oil theft that’s affecting our economic system as of immediately,” he added.