Fayose congratulates Tinubu, demands Ayu’s resignation

The former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has congratulated the President-Elect, Bola Tinubu, for winning the February 25, 2023, presidential election.

This is just as Fayose called for the resignation of the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Iyorchia Ayu.

The former governor said this via a series of tweets on his verified Twitter account on Wednesday.

“I congratulate Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on his election as the next President of Nigeria. As the presidential election comes to an end, I urge other contestants, especially Atiku Abubakar to accept the outcome in the overall interest of our country. There will always be another day,” Fayose tweeted.

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On his call for Ayu’s resignation, he stated: “As for the PDP National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, I call for his immediate resignation for his inability to move the party forward.”

Fayose is an ally of Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, who has since been leading calls for Ayu’s resignation after former Vice President Atiku Abubakar clinched the PDP’s presidential ticket in May 2022

Wike, who led five aggrieved governors in the PDP, known as G5, insisted that it is unfair for the main opposition party to have the national chairman and presidential candidate from the northern region of the country.

Meanwhile, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Wednesday, declared Tinubu the winner of the 2023 presidential election.

Tinubu polled a total of 8,794,726 votes, while Atiku came second with 6,984,520 votes.

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, came third with 6,101,533 votes.

The Star