The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has hit back at Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governors who are supporting Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State.
Wike said the governors must be sick if they do not recognize that he (Wike) is bigger than all of them put together.
Adamawa State Governor, Umaru Fintiri, Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, and other members of the former G5 were in Port Harcourt on Saturday for a grand reception in honour of Wike, who was hosted by the Rivers Ijaw Peoples Congress.
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“Don’t ever think they are fighting me; they are not fighting me. I’m too big,” Wike said while addressing the crowd at the event.
“If you don’t recognize someone who is bigger than you, then you are sick. I’m far far (bigger than) all of them put together.
“Let nobody threaten anybody; all those threats are empty. Soon we will know who is relevant.
“I said nobody will take over the structure of the party. You can have all the money; if it didn’t dey, it didn’t dey.”
Meanwhile, Since taking over after Senator Iyorchia Ayu was removed by a court, the party’s factional acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum, had faced mounting criticism within the party, leading to calls for his resignation.
The crisis escalated when Damagum and other NWC members, in support of Wike, secured approval for controversial PDP Congresses in Rivers State and postponed the National Executive Committee meeting from September 26 to October 24.
The lingering conflict between Wike and the current Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, also intensified on August 24 as the PDP governors publicly declared their supports for their Rivers counterpart and urged a review of the state congresses.
In response, Wike August 31 threatened to disrupt activities in the governors’ states if they continued to interfere in Rivers State matters, but the PDP Governors’ Forum, led by the Bauchi State governor labelled Wike’s threats as irresponsible on September 3.
Meanwhile, Fubara oversaw local government elections on October 5, resulting in a setback for Wike’s camp, as 22 of the 23 newly elected chairmen were from the Action Peoples Party.
But in a surprised move, the NWC in a statement by the party’s National Director of Publicity, Chinwe Nnorom on Friday announced the suspension of its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, and National Legal Adviser, Kamaldeen Ajibade (SAN).
