ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has challenged the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to suspend or discipline him over alleged anti-party activities.
“Who will discipline me? “I should be the one calling for the discipline of these people who violated the party’s constitution, in the way that the party supported rotation,” the former Rivers state Governor said in an interview with Channels TV.
“Who will suspend me? I want to dare anybody,” Wike challenged the leadership of PDP.
Wike was part of the PDP G5 Governors who opposed the candidacy of Atiku Abubakar during the 25 February, 2023 presidential election. They also opposed the zoning of the party’s presidential nomination to the north instead of the southern part of the country.
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He played a lead role in the rebellion against Atiku’s presidential election bid.
Wike instead, supported the eventual winner, President Bola Tinubu of All Progressives Congress (APC), a move that didn’t go well with the leadership of the PDP.
Apparently, as a reward for his support, Wike, a current card-carrying PDP chieftain, was named in President Tinubu’s cabinet as the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
“We are just waiting for the presidential panel to finish, you will know who actually are those who are working well for the party.”
“How can anybody talk about expelling me? A state that brought a governor? A state that brought three senators? A state that produced 32 House of Assembly members? A state that produced 11 out of 13 House of Representatives?” the minister boasted of PDP achievements under him in the general election.
“I have not seen that person, with all due respect. Nobody will do it. So, the issue of whether they will do it does not arise,” Wike reiterated in the defiant statement.