2nd June, 2022
By Emmanuel Oloniruha
Sen. Iyorchia Ayu, the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged Governor Nyesom Wike and other former presidential aspirants, party leaders and members to work in unity for PDP to win the 2023 general elections.
He made the call on Wednesday while presenting PDP flag and Certificate of Return to Atiku Abubakar, as the party presidential candidate.
According to him, the just concluded primary was just a small PDP family contest, where there was no victor, no vanquished, but only the party won.
Ayu added that Abubakar was not yet victorious but had only been produced as PDP candidate, hence, the need to work together for the victory of the party in 2023.
“I urge all of you to come together. It does not matter which aspirant you supported, come together and support the party.
“Support our efforts, support our candidates, the next president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“I want to assure you that we in the National Working Committee will continue to work tirelessly because you did not elect to us to organize a successful convention, you elected us to win the presidency for you.
“You elected us to give you more governors, you elected us to take control of the two houses of the National Assembly. You elected us to win all the houses of assembly across the states.
“We will continue to do just that by working with you, by calling on many of you to come and help us execute this objectives because we cannot do it alone,” Ayu said.
Meanwhile, he commended Sen. David Mark-led PDP National Convention Organising Committee and all the aspirants who made the primary election a success.
“We want to thank all of you aspirants for your contribution to the growth of this great party. We appreciate you all.
“We want you all to fuse together into one happy political family. It is this family that will face the battle ahead.