July 08, (THEWILL) – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Chairman, Dr Iyorchia Ayu, has returned to Nigeria from the United Kingdom after a short vacation.
He touched down at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, Friday morning.
Ayu, according to his Special Assistant on Communication and Strategy, Mr Simon Imobo-Tswam, Ayu jetted out of the country on June 21st, 2022, for a short vacation after the hectic party primaries and nomination processes.
He said before travelling out, the PDP national chairman had handed over to the most senior member of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC), Amb. Umar Damagun, who is the Deputy National Chairman (North).
“Besides handing over to the deputy chairman (North), Ayu also notified the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of his brief vacation and the temporary handover to Amb. Damagun in acting capacity”, he explained.
Ayu on arrival salutes Amb. Damagun for running the party most admirably in his brief absence, and thanks the national working committee, as well as party faithfuls across the country for giving the deputy national chairman unqualified support while he held forth for him.
AYO ESAN, has been actively reporting and analyzing political events for different newspapers for over 18 years. He has also successfully covered national and state elections in Nigeria since the inception of this democracy in 1999.
