Some outstanding members of the Peoples Democratic Celebration have challenged the previous Governor of Rivers State and present Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, asserting that he can not dismantle the social gathering.
Wike, whereas talking on the PDP secretariat in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, on Saturday through the social gathering’s state congress, warned PDP governors to remain away from the social gathering’s affairs in Rivers, threatening to “put fireplace of their states.”
He said, “Let me guarantee all of you, not whereas we stay will anyone take away the construction of the PDP from us. However let me inform individuals, I hear some governors who say they are going to take over the construction and provides again to anyone.
“I pity these governors as a result of I’ll put fireplace of their states. When God has given you peace, you say you don’t need peace – something you see you’re taking.”
Wike’s feedback come after the PDP Governors’ Discussion board, via its Chairman Bala Mohammed, known as for a assessment of the social gathering congress outcomes to revive incumbent Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s management throughout their conference in Taraba State on August 23.
Prelude to the Taraba assembly, governance in Rivers State had been in disarray on account of a conflict of curiosity between Wike and Governor Fubara, each PDP members.
This dispute over social gathering management ripped the state Home of Meeting into two, with two Audio system loyal to Wike and his successor Fubara.
Makes an attempt by President Bola Tinubu and different outstanding figures to mediate between the 2 factions have failed, with each teams refusing to sheathe their swords.
In an unique interview with The PUNCH on Sunday, PDP Deputy Nationwide Publicity Secretary Ibrahim Abdullahi remarked that Wike’s feedback posed no menace to the PDP, which he mentioned had withstood over 25 years of extra extreme challenges.
“These have been his entitled private opinions at most. They don’t represent threats to the PDP, which has survived even worse machinations 25 years down the street. No single particular person has the capability to terminate the lifetime of this social gathering, PDP,” Abdullahi said.
Fubara:Wike’s menace to PDP Govs’ reckless, irresponsible – Osun PDP
In the meantime, the Osun State chapter of the PDP on Sunday urged Wike to face his obligation as a minister and cease “threatening” these in help of Fubara.
The Director of Media and Publicity, Osun PDP, Oladele Olabamiji, mentioned Wike’s assertion was reckless and irresponsible.
He mentioned, “Wike’s assertion is relatively a reckless and irresponsible one, to say the least. Governor Fubara is just not an outcast. He’s a PDP governor. On that premise, it’s misplaced for Wike to threaten PDP governors for supporting considered one of their very own.
“On the PDP Governors Discussion board, they will provide assist to considered one of them that wants it. Attacking them for doing that’s misplaced. We urge PDP governors to guard considered one of their very own. Wike is just not the President of Nigeria. He has a job in Abuja. He ought to face it and cease handing down menace.
“He can do it typically and get away with it. However in our case right here, he can’t get away with such a reckless assertion,” Olabamiji mentioned.
Additionally, the Rivers State Commissioner for Atmosphere, Sydney Gbara, known as on safety companies to ask Wike for questioning following his feedback.
Gbara, a former Publicity Secretary of the PDP in Rivers State, mentioned such statements weren’t anticipated from an elder statesman like the previous governor, declaring that threatening 13 governors was tantamount to inflicting a disaster within the nation.
“Nicely I really feel that as an elder statesman, no person will anticipate that he’ll make such utterances,” Gbara mentioned.
“So, threatening that you’re going to trigger disaster in 13 states out of the 36 states in Nigeria means planning to trigger disaster in your entire nation. That’s what it means, security-wise,” Gbara mentioned.
The commissioner mentioned the FCT minister was merely giving false hope to his supporters, particularly the defected lawmakers of the state Home of Meeting, who’ve misplaced their seats.
“In my very own view, I solely see it as a message of hope to his already disgruntled supporters who he has for over the time made a number of guarantees to on what’s going to turn out to be their destiny within the state, which has by no means labored out.
“We recall that he promised the previous native authorities chairmen that their tenures can be elongated by six months, at the moment they’re now not in workplace. The meeting individuals who he suggested to cross the carpet to the APC have misplaced their seats.
“So, it’s only a message of hope in order that it gained’t look as in the event that they’ve misplaced out fully. However will probably be good if the safety companies show that they imply effectively for the nation, to step into such utterances and examine anyone, anyone that has made such type of utterances as a result of it’s a direct affront to the safety of Nigeria.
“While you threaten state governors and also you promise them that they are going to by no means sleep of their states, you promise them that they are going to by no means do governance once more all they are going to face is disaster, it’s a severe concern.”
The commissioner mentioned as supporters of Governor Fubara, they are going to proceed to salute his braveness.
“We respect his (Fubara’s) manner and we’re pleased with him that he’s been in a position to keep his cool and calm nature. He has been in a position to show a excessive degree of maturity and a uncommon advantage of management by not being allowed to be cajoled into plunging the state into pointless disaster.”
On the declare by Wike that he was in command of the PDP construction within the state, Gbara added, “In Rivers State, after they say being in cost, Governor Fubara is totally in cost, he’s not struggling any construction with anyone. He has nearly all of the supporters.
“As for PDP, they already know who the chief is and so they all know, we equally know that the congresses which were held in Rivers State are all beneath litigation, of which on the acceptable time, the courtroom of competent jurisdiction will take their choices as as to if this workouts match the authorized time period or not.
“For us, we don’t see it as a difficulty. Rivers individuals have moved with Governor Fubara and that’s the place we’re. In the long run, we all know that he’ll carry the day. The construction of PDP will likely be given to the best individual prefer it has all the time been within the state. This time round it is not going to be completely different, so we aren’t bothered in any respect.”
The PUNCH couldn’t get the Chairman, PDP Governors Discussion board, Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, to reply to Wike’s feedback because it was learnt that he had travelled overseas.
However the Particular Adviser on Media and Publicity to the governor, Mukhtar Gidado, mentioned Mohammed would reply on the acceptable time
“We’re learning the event; we’ve got to check it earlier than responding,” he mentioned.
However Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, is hopeful that the disaster rocking the social gathering will likely be resolved quickly.
Diri gave the reassurance on Saturday through the PDP state congress in Yenagoa
“The drama on the nationwide degree of our social gathering, we’re working to resolve it. This social gathering is not going to go down. No democracy with out opposition. The PDP is the principle opposition social gathering and it’ll proceed to play its function till it captures energy once more.”
The Particular Adviser (Media) to the Oyo State Governor, Sulaimon Olanrewaju, mentioned Governor Seyi Makinde, who’s presently on trip abroad, was not a part of the PDP governors who initiated the transfer to intervene within the Rivers disaster in Taraba.
He due to this fact mentioned the Oyo State governor was not related with Wike’s assertion directed on the PDP governors.
“The Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde is just not a part of the settlement reached by PDP governors whereas in Adamawa to intervene within the River disaster, as he’s presently on trip. And so, Governor Makinde is just not related with Wike’s assertion,” Olanrewaju mentioned.
