Barring last-minute changes, the Peoples Democratic Party Governors Forum and the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, may be heading for a showdown as the party’s National Working Committee meets on Wednesday, September 4.
Recall that while speaking during the party’s state congress in Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital, on Saturday, August 31, Wike warned PDP governors to stay clear of the party’s affairs in Rivers, threatening to “put fire in their states.”
The minister spoke after the PDP Governors’ Forum, led by Bala Mohammed, called for a review of the party congress results to restore Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s leadership during their convention in Taraba state on August 23.
Reacting, PDP deputy national publicity secretary Ibrahim Abdullahi and other party leaders noted that no single individual had the capacity to terminate the life of the party.
Meanwhile, in a report by The Punch on Tuesday, September 3, the director general of the PDP Governors Forum, Emmanuel Agbo, stated that a meeting to address Wike’s threat was imminent.
Similarly, the NWC meeting is set to take place on Wednesday, September 4, at Wadata Plaza, the PDP national headquarters in Abuja.
A senior NWC member who pleaded anonymity, disclosed that the party leaders were expected to review and discuss the PDP recently-held ward and state congresses, and governors’ position on Rivers crisis in the upcoming meeting.
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Earlier, TimesNow.com.ng reported that Wike made his stances known regarding his rift with his political godson and successor, Governor Siminalayi Fubara.
Wike in a media parley on Wednesday maintained that his decision is clear and Fubara would no longer get his support.
The minister explained how he single-handedly fought for Fubara’s emergence and said he was more concerned about ensuring he delivers for President Tinubu.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
