Abia State Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has said the demands by the group of five Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors was beyond the call for Dr Iyorchia Ayu’s resignation as national chairman.

G-5 governors, also known as the Intergrity Group, comprise Nyesom Wike (Rivers), Samuel Ortom (Benue), Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu), Seyi Makinde (Oyo), and Ikpeazu.

They have been locked in a protracted feud with the party leadership over Dr Ayu’s refusal to step down, contrary to his promise to quit if the presidential candidate was picked from the North.

They have insisted that Ayu’s resignation is a condition for supporting PDP presidential candidate Alhaji Atiku Abubakar in next year’s election.