2023 Election: 'Accept Ayu or leave PDP' - Southwest chieftain tells Wike, Makinde others

The Ogun state gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Ladi Adebutu has told Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state and his cohorts to use the exit door of the party if they are not pleased with Senator Iyorchia Ayu being the national chairman of the party.

As reported by the Daily Trust newspaper, Adebutu made this known in Abeokuta the state capital during an interaction with non-indigenes.

He said: “By the supreme court judgments severally pronounced, those that don’t like your party has a few choices, they can either abide, go and form their own party or get out! We have chosen to abide by and obey Ayu’s dictates.

“We agree that he is our chairman. We agree that Hon. Sikirulahi Ogundele is our leader in Ogun and he is representing Iyorchia Ayu. We agree to submit ourselves to the National Working Committee of the party. Those that don’t abide should go and form their own party.”

Adebutu urged non-indigene residents in Abeokuta to shun religious and ethnic bias and pitch their tents with Atiku Abubakar as well as other PDP candidates vying for other political offices.

He said: “We are one Nigeria because we are one family speaking different languages, but we are happy together. May we continue to live together as one family and be happy."