The faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) loyal to Nyesom Wike has asked Ajibola Basiru, national secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), to apologise to the FCT minister within 48 hours.
On Monday, Basiru asked Wike to resign his appointment and
focus on what he described as an “obsession” with Rivers state politics.
Wike had asked the APC national secretary to stay off Rivers
politics.
In a statement issued on Tuesday and signed by Etim Isong,
factional zonal publicity secretary of the PDP South-South, the faction
condemned Basiru’s “personal attack” on Wike.
The group said Basiru’s remarks were inappropriate and
capable of undermining the administration of President Bola Tinubu ahead of the
2027 election.
The statement said it was perplexing that Basiru, who
“failed to produce a governor for the APC” in Osun state in 2023, would seek to
question the political relevance of Wike in Rivers state.
The faction said Basiru’s suggestion that Wike’s support for
Tinubu was no different from that of other non-APC supporters showed
“amateurish political judgment”.
“To imply that Minister Wike’s support for President Tinubu
is no different from that of other non-APC supporters is a clear indicator of
amateurish political judgment,” the statement reads.
The group said Basiru’s call for Wike to resign as FCT
minister portrayed him as an opponent of the Tinubu administration.
“Senator Basiru’s call for the resignation of a performing
minister like Nyesom Wike portrays him as an opponent of President Bola Ahmed
Tinubu and an enemy of the Nigerian state,” the statement reads.
The PDP faction said Basiru was unfit to occupy the office
of the APC national secretary and called on him to resign.
The group also accused Basiru of attempting to deploy
divide-and-rule tactics in Rivers state politics, warning that such efforts
would fail.
The faction said Basiru must issue a public apology to Wike
and the people of Rivers state within 48 hours.
“He has 48 hours to issue a full apology to Minister Nyesom
Wike and the people of Rivers state,” the statement added.
The faction warned that failure to apologise could result in
Basiru being declared persona non grata in Rivers state.
The group described Wike as a national leader of the PDP
whose influence in Rivers politics remains decisive.
The statement noted that even Siminialayi Fubara recognises
Wike as the political leader who built the structure that produced him as
governor.
The faction said the APC could not downplay Wike’s role in
Rivers politics or his impact on electoral outcomes, including the 2023
election.
“In politics, ingratitude is an offence, and biting the
finger that prepares your meal is even a more unforgivable offence,” the
statement added.
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