Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, said the National Chairman of the PDP, Iyorcha Ayu, championed the plan that made him lose the presidential ticket of the party.
Wike speaking live now in a media chat in Port Harcourt on Friday said Ayu, some ex-military generals, and other PDP members met on the night of the party’s presidential primary and special convention to prevent his emergence as the party’s presidential candidate.
He stated that part of the meetings was held in homes of ex-generals.
According to Wike, the meetings were part of what led to the delay in the commencement of the convention on the day of the PDP primary.
The Rivers State Governor said, “A whole national chairman told some aspirants that if Wike wins that he was going to resign. As chairman of the convention, he allowed Aminu Tambuwal to speak a second time. Look, integrity matters.
“And after everything, he (Ayu) went and hugged Tambuwal that he was the hero of the convention.
“Meetings upon meetings were going. Pressures were being mounted on people to step down.
“Even on the night of the convention meetings were going on. That is why we started our convention late.
“Some of the retired generals were involved. Some of the meetings were held in their houses. There is nothing they didn’t do for me to step down.
“Those who know me, know that I would have stopped the convention, even if heaven falls.
