The Governor Nyesom Wike's led group pushing for the resignation of Senator Iyorchia Ayu as PDP's National Chairman, on Wednesday pulled out of the PDP's Presidential Campaign Council with a resolution to distance the group from the Atiku Abubakar presidential campaign until Ayu steps down.

Speaking after the group met at Gov Wike's residence, former Minister of Information Professor Jerry Gana said: "You cannot build on a faulty foundation, we are not aggrieved because Gov Wike lost the primary 


The Wike group after it's meeting Wednesday in Port Harcourt


.election, but we want to ensure a fair structure, a just structure, a principled structure, a constitutional structure for the party. If we want to restructure the Country, we must have the courage to restructure our party''

Former Deputy National Chairman of the PDP, Olabode George said their resolution is for Ayu to step down for an acting National Chairman to lead the Atiku presidential campaign. "We resolved not to participate in the Campaigns Council until Ayu steps down". He added that Ayu's stay undermines the party's constitution.

Present at the meeting includes Governors Okezie Ikpeazu and Samuel Ortom of Abia and Benue States respectively, plus Gov Seyi Makinde of Oyo state and several other party stalwarts including former governors Donald Duke, Jonah Jang,  Ayo Fayose and others