Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory
(FCT), says he got approval from leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
to accept President Bola Tinubu’s ministerial appointment.
Wike spoke on Monday in Abuja during his maiden press
conference as the new FCT minister.
Wike, a member of the opposition PDP, was one of 45
ministerial nominees screened and confirmed by the senate.
Before his appointment by the president, there have been
moves by some members of the PDP for the suspension of the former governor of
Rivers over his association with members of the All Progressives Congress (APC)
and his acceptance of the ministerial offer.
But Wike said he wrote to leaders of his party, including
Iliya Damagum, the acting chairman of the PDP, and got their approval to be
part of Tinubu’s cabinet.
“They said they’ll sanction me that I took an appointment —
that’s ridiculous,” he said.
“The president wrote to all the 36 state governors to bring
names of people to appoint. Didn’t PDP governors submit names?
“Every PDP governor
wrote a letter and nominated 10 persons for appointment in this (Tinubu’s)
government.
“Before this appointment came, I wrote to the national party
chairman, minority leader of the house of representatives and senate, zonal chairman
of the party, my state chairman, and my governor.
“All of them wrote me back: ‘Accept it’. I have it in
evidence documented.”
The PDP has been embroiled in a protracted internal crisis
which has polarised the party.
The opposition party’s situation worsened in June last year
after Wike lost the PDP presidential ticket to Atiku Abubakar.
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Wike is a blatant liar. Who is that PDP leader that gave his nod to his appointment as minister? PDP has just become a toothless bulldog that barks but does not bit. How can Wike do all that showmanship exercise and activities and still remain in the party and be talking nonsense. Wike should be expelled in bold letters.
ReplyDeleteIf wike was due for expelling or expellable..
DeletePDP board will have done that since
Make una start they calm down bcos for this country.
We never see anything yet