We will deal with Wike, Makinde soon – PDP Chairman
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that it would soon deal with ex Rivers State governor Nyesom Wike and others over the roles they played in the 2023 general elections. The former governor led four other PDP governors to foil the ambition of Atiku Abubakar.
Umar Damagum, the acting national chairman of the PDP said that Wike, who is now a minister in Bola Tinubu’s cabinet, is not above the party. Hence, there would be sanction on him along with the other rebellious governors.
Wike slugged it out with the former vice president Atiku Abubakar for the presidential ticket of the party. Wike lost and he refused to reconcile with the presidential candidate. He went on to work for the All Progressives Congress candidate Bola Tinubu.
Damagum said, “Our stand about Wike, I have always said this thing that as long as you are a member of the PDP, there is a time for everything. My duty is to stabilise this party and not to cause crisis. And I will continue to do that within the confines of reason.
“When things go out of hand, we will act. But meanwhile, we still see it within the ambit of the law. Mind you, we have other litigation going on in this party and we won’t want to plunge our party into another crisis.
“And let me tell you something, it’s not only Wike, there are other people who worked against this party. When we get to that level we will sanction everybody. If Wike believes he is above this party, we will be able to show him that he is not above this party.”
They are to review what happened in 2023 and come out with a report not only about one person, but every person who has in one way or another engaged in anti-party. Then after that, we will see what kind of measure to take”, he added.
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