The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has formally summoned Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), to appear before its newly formed Disciplinary Committee to respond to several petitions filed against him accusing him of anti-party activities.
The PDP’s Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Ibrahim Abdullahi, announced this during an appearance on Channels TV on Monday, September 2.
Wike sparked controversy when he threatened governors who support his successor, Sim Fubara, in their continuing power battle for control of the PDP organization in Rivers State.
Speaking at a PDP state congress in Port Harcourt on Saturday, August 31, Wike defiantly stated; “Let me assure you, not while we live, will anybody take away the PDP structure from us. Let me tell you people; I hear that there are some governors who said they will take away the structure and give to somebody. I pity those governors because I will put fire in their states. When God has given you peace, you said you don’t want peace; whatever you see, you take.”
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In response to Wike’s remark, Abdullahi stated that Wike is one of individuals against whom party members have filed petitions for alleged anti-party activities, and that the committee “has written him a letter inviting him over,” to testify before them.
“We have received petitions with regards to anti-party on those sabotaging the party all through the primaries leading up to where we are today. Those petitions have been aggregated across the country. Nyesom Wike is one of the persons expected to face that committee which is headed by no less a person than High Chief Tom Ikimi.”
He said the current party leadership should be hailed for “being able to navigate the waters by not sanctioning people without giving them an opportunity of a fair hearing” as against what happened under the immediate-past national chairman, Senator Iyorchia Ayu.
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