Alleged N19bn Hidden In Bank: Ayu Slams APC Gov, Laments Burden Of Increasing Debts By Nigerian Govt

The national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu has berated the Governors of the All Progressives Congress, APC, who have abandoned governance in their states to chase party chairmanship in Abuja.

Ayu also slammed an unnamed governor who allegedly hid N19billion in a particular account while salaries of workers are not paid. He reassured Nigerians that PDP was better positioned to take more states in the 2023 elections including the center.

This is as the Rivers State Governor,  Nyesom Wike revealed that concerned stakeholders fought for the change of the immediate past national leadership of the PDP led by the former chairman, Prince Uche Secondus because they wanted to reposition the party to win the presidency in 2023.

He maintained that such change of leadership at the national level was also to avert a situation of doom for the party.

Speaking at the flag-off of the Oyigbo -Okoloma Road in Oyigbo Local Government Area on Wednesday, performed by the National Chairman of PDP,  Dr. Iyorchia Ayu,  Governor Wike asserted that the party now has good leadership in place to rescue Nigeria from the All Progressives Congress bad governance.

He, therefore, urged the National Chairman of PDP, Dr.  Iyorchia Ayu to brace up for the task ahead of him and capitalize on the opportunity he has to effect positive change in the party and return PDP back to the presidency.

The governor declared that Rivers people have no other party than the PDP, which is why they will not allow it to die.  According to him, Rivers is among the few states in the country that denied the All Progressives Congress (APC)  a 25 percent of vote spread during the 2015 and 2019 general elections.

On the issue of his successor, the governor told the party faithful currently doing consultations over who becomes the next governor of Rivers State, not to extend the consultation to the PDP national chairman or the National Working Committee of the PDP.

“There is calm in my state about those who want to be governor. What I have told them is to go and do your consultation, but nobody should go and consult the national chairman, nobody should consult NWC. Do your consultation here because it is the people here that will vote.”

Speaking about the Oyigbo -Okoloma road project, Governor Wike said it is a federal road that connects neighbouring States like Abia, Akwa-Ibom, and Cross River, but was allowed to fail completely.

He disclosed that a company that won the bid for the Afam power station came to indicate interest to partner with the Rivers State government for the reconstruction of the road.  According to him, after it was agreed that the company will bear a certain percentage of the cost, they disappeared.

Governor Wike said Rivers people have taken their destiny into their hands and with 40 percent paid already to the contractor,  Lubrik Construction company, the road will be done to end the sufferings of the Oyigbo people and those who use the road.

The National Chairman of PDP, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu commended Governor Wike and PDP governors for spreading development to every nook and crannies of their states.

He said while the APC-controlled government is busy borrowing money from foreign creditors and increasing the debt burden on Nigeria,  PDP Governors are visible and delivering dividends of democracy.

Dr. Ayu berated APC governors, particularly, one of them who he said has abandoned his governorship responsibilities in his State to reside in Abuja to do a party chairmanship job. Worst still, he said another one hid 19billion Naira in the bank instead of providing development to his people.

“I’m not only proud of the governor of Rivers, but I’m also proud of PDP governors. Every PDP governor with the resources base of the state has been trying very hard to make sure that the people get the dividends of democracy.”