The embattled National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Iyorchia Ayu has finally resigned as the chairman of the party.

Ayu has been replaced by the Deputy National Chairman (North), Umar Iliya Damagum.

Damagum will assume office as the Acting National Chairman of the PDP, pending the determination of the case in court.

Recall that a High Court in Makurdi, the Benue state capital, had restrained Ayu from parading himself as chairman of the party pending the determination of the substantive suit which has been adjourned to April 17, 2023 for hearing.

A member of the PDP from Benue, Terhide Utaan, who is the plaintiff before Justice W. I Kpochi, obtained the order restraining Ayu from parading himself as national chairman of the party.

Ayu was suspended late last week for anti-party activities in the wake of the party’s loss in the presidential election.