This was disclosed by the Deputy National Publicity Secretary of PDP, Ibrahim Abdullahi.
By Deborah Hassan
365Daily – The former Governor of Rivers State and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has been summoned to appear before a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) disciplinary committee over alleged anti-party activities.
This was disclosed by the Deputy National Publicity Secretary of PDP, Ibrahim Abdullahi, on Monday, September 2, 2024, during an appearance on Channels Television’s programme, Sunrise Daily.
According to him, Wike was summoned via letter the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) to appear before the Tom Ikimi-led PDP disciplinary committee.
He explained, “Three weeks ago, we put up two committees in place, that of reconciliation and disciplinary, and Nyesom Wike is one of the persons to face the disciplinary committee, which is headed by elder statesman Chief Tom Ikimi.
“The disciplinary committee will look into issues of anti-party activities. We’ve been receiving petitions regarding anti-party activities or sabotaging the party throughout the primary, leading to where we are now. These petitions against Wike and other party members have been aggregated and sent to the committee.
“Some party members even felt that Wike shouldn’t have gotten to this level still as a member of the PDP and they have been writing to the leadership.”
Citing Wike’s statement about PDP Governors “putting fire in their states,” he described it as wrong and unacceptable.
He added, “Wike should be able to manage his words carefully; that was a very disappointing remark. We weren’t expecting him to say that, and to be honest with you, we are not with him on that.”
Abdullahi stated this two days hours after Wike expressed his happiness serving in the Bola Tinubu administration, despite the criticisms and his threat against PDP governors supporting Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State.
365Daily recalls that while addressing party members on Saturday during the PDP Congress in Port Harcourt, Wike threatened to cause a political crisis in the states of any PDP governor who tried to interfere in the party’s affairs in the South-South state.
The FCT minister also stated that anyone who is angry with his position in Tinubu’s government should go and hug the transformer.