Chief Olabode George, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP) and member of the party’s Board of Trustees, has blasted Nyesom
Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for supervising the
sealing of the PDP National Secretariat in Abuja.
While reacting to the sealing of the secretariat in an
interview with Ariste Television on Monday, George accused Wike of betraying
the party that had nurtured his political career.
He said the Minister’s action was both disrespectful and
politically dangerous.
“In regards to the locking up of our Party Secretariat, it
is absolutely sacrilegious, unacceptable and culturally inadmissible. The
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Wike — this is the party that
brought you to life,” George said.
The PDP chieftain likened the situation to a man sealing off
his family house over an issue that could have been easily resolved.
“It’s like going back to your village and your family house
hasn’t paid some ground rent, and you, as the local government chairman, lock
it up. How much were we owing? Seven million naira — which you could easily
pay,” he said.
George recalled how Wike rose politically within the PDP,
saying the party gave him the platform to become a local government chairman,
chief of staff, two-term governor of Rivers State, and even Minister of State.
“I want to challenge him that they should go and check that
the property being used by APC at their headquarters in Abuja, could probably
be the same thing. People could be careless. It is not a monumental amount of
money,” he stated.
George described the sealing of the PDP secretariat as
deliberate and malicious. The building was sealed hours before the party was
scheduled to hold a crucial National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting.
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