1. Iyorchia Ayu was born on 15 November 1952 and is a Nigerian politician; he is the current chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party National Working Committee.
14 Facts About Iyorchia Ayu
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Iyorchia Ayu later served in various ministerial positions in the Cabinet of President Olusegun Obasanjo between 1999 and 2007.
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Iyorchia Ayu taught sociology in the University of Jos in Plateau State, including courses on the art and science of Marxism, and was the chairman of the Jos University chapter of Academic Staff Union of Universities.
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Iyorchia Ayu was elected senator in the Third Republic on the platform of the Social Democratic Party and became Senate president.
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Iyorchia Ayu was said to be political godfather to George Akume, Governor of Benue State from 1999 to 2007.
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Iyorchia Ayu was appointed minister of internal affairs in July 2003.
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In September 2003 Iyorchia Ayu announced that Nigeria was negotiating security pacts with its northern neighbors Niger and Chad to clamp down on smuggling, human-trafficking and cross-border banditry.
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At in a meeting in Rotterdam in September 2005, Iyorchia Ayu called for an effective, sufficient and predictable financial mechanism to provide the technical skills and infrastructure needed for African countries to handle chemicals safely.
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Iyorchia Ayu praised the holistic, multi-sectoral approach of ICAM as a way to manage the regional ecosystem.
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Iyorchia Ayu was head of the campaign to elect Vice President Atiku Abubakar as president on the AC platform in April 2007.
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In February 2007, Iyorchia Ayu was arrested and later arraigned by a federal court on charges of terrorism.
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On October 31 2021, Iyorchia Ayu emerged as the new national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party.
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On March 26 2023, Iyorchia Ayu who was the national chairman of the PDP, was suspended by the party.
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The suspension of Iyorchia Ayu was effected by the Ward Executive of the party in Igyorov Ward of Gboko Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue state.