The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, has declared war on his former political protege, Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state, saying he’s interested in the affairs the PDP in the state.
The Minister said on Monday during the 105th National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting in Abuja, that he’s prepared to wrestle the PDP in the country from those he described as vampires.
Governor Makinde and Wike were once allies until they were torn apart by the leadership crisis rocking the PDP.
There are two factions of the party, one controlled by the FCT Minister and the other by the Oyo state helmsman.
While speaking yesterday over the crisis the party is enmeshed, Wike said the Makinde group had lost the court battle, and that the Abdulrahman Mohammed-led Caretaker Committee he supports can now go ahead to run the affairs of the party based on the recent ruling of a Federal High court in Ibadan.
The court had nullified the Taminu Turaki-led PDP supported by Governor Makinde and Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohamed after it declared that the recent convention which produced it was illegal.
Wike said the court order has opened the floodgate for the Abdulrshmad Mohammed-led committee to go ahead with its plan of conducting a National Convention for the party, among order plan he and his group have for the PDP, including taking over the Oyo state chapter of the party.
“Let me declare my interest clearly: I am interested in the survival and success of this party. I am also interested in all the happenings in Oyo State PDP. That is all I am interested in,” Wike said affirmatively.
He stressed further that the opposition to the Caretaker Committee has lost its legal ground, and that the committee should proceed to run the affairs of the state chapters of the party and the FCT, adding that the other faction has no option that to surrender because the “legal battle” has collapsed.
Wike: “Who will intimidate us to the end? Some of us, by the grace of God, do not see what anyone can threaten us with. The legal battle has collapsed. They have no option but to recognise the Caretaker Committee.
“They have no choice. We are waiting for the Caretaker Committee to give direction on the next steps especially to ensure that congresses already due are conducted, after which we move to the National Convention.”
Meanwhile , an aide of Governor Makinde, said on Tuesday in response to the FCT Minister’s remark that Wike’s plan to take over the PDP In the state cannot materialize. The aide, who spoke anonymously because he was not authorized to speak on the issue, said “we are waiting for him. We will tell him that Oyo state is not like any other states in the country, where Wike can do whatever he likes with the PDP “
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