Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has said the only way out of the misunderstanding in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is for the National Chairman of the party, Senator Iyorcha Ayu to resign.

Makinde made this disclosure on Wednesday in Ibadan.

He spoke during an interactive session with the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the forthcoming 2023 election, Abubakar Atiku and chieftains of the party from the South West zone.

Atiku arrived in Ibadan in the company of Governors Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, his running mate, Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto, Senator Ademola Adeleke, Soji Adagunodo and Chief Raymond Dokpesi.

Others are the former governor of Niger State, Babangida Aliyu and his counterparts from Ondo, Olusegun Mimiko and Osun, Olagunsoye Oyinlola, Eyitayo Jegede, Dino Melaye and Ladi Adebutu.

The PDP chieftains were received by Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, his Deputy, Adebayo Lawal and the Speaker of the state House of Assembly.

Makinde noted that the PDP must restructure itself before it will restructure Nigeria.

He noted that one of the conditions to restructure the party is for Ayu to resign, explaining that the presidential candidate, Atiku is from the north while Ayu is also from the north.

He noted that one of the conditions to balance the equation is to choose the national chairman from the South since the presidential candidate is from the North.

“We must speak the truth. The truth is that we don’t have any issue either with the party or the candidate.

“We don’t have any issue in PDP. This is not about an individual. Those are the issues that are behind us, it has happened, it has happened.

“The issue is that we must restructure Nigeria if we want unity in Nigeria. But, we must restructure PDP itself before we restructure Nigeria.

“If we want to restructure Nigeria, do we have the capacity, the answer is yes.

“But, the South West PDP is asking the PDP chairman to resign.

The Southwest PDP is telling the Chairman to step down”.