IT’S OFFICIAL: Walid Jibrin steps down as PDP BoT chairman

Walid Jibrin, chairman of the board of trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has resigned from his position.

He made the announcement on Thursday at a closed-door meeting of the BoT at the party’s headquarters in Abuja.

VIDEO: The moment Walid Jibrin stepped down as @OfficialPDPNig BoT chairman pic.twitter.com/dkYRxL1yH0

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Jibrin has held the position for six years after taking over from Haliru Bello who was removed in 2016.

TheCable had reported how Jibrin briefed senior members of the party on his decision to quit.

With Jibrin’s resignation, the party is expected to name a new BoT chairman from the south. 

Recently, there have been protests about the regional lopsidedness in the major opposition party.

Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the party, is from Adamawa (north-east); Iyorchia Ayu, national chairman of the party, is from Benue (north-central); and Jibrin hails from Nasarawa (north-central). 

Members of the party, especially those in the camp of Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, have demanded the resignation of Ayu. 

However, despite calls for his resignation, the national chairman has stayed put, saying that those who want him out of office “are children”.

The national executive committee (NEC) meeting is expected to take a decision on the demand for Ayu’s resignation.

While announcing his decision to step down, Jibrin said it is for the sake of unity in the PDP.