Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, Monday evening hosted critical stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP under the aegis of “Concerned Stakeholders of the PDP,” with a resolution not to allow the party die.
Some of those at the meeting included former Governors Ifeanyi Uguanyi (Enugu), Samuel Ortom (Benue) and Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia). Others at the meeting included the national secretary of the PDP, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, former Senate Minority Leader, Philip Aduda, serving and former federal and state lawmakers, some zonal and state party executives, among a host of others.
Addressing the meeting, Wike said the concerned stakeholders are those who have always believed and who still believe in the survival of the party.
“All of you here are those who are committed to the survival of our party, not just on TV talking or on the newspapers talking but committed to the party at the various levels.
“Today, this country is stabilised because of the activities of the G5 governors. You may like us, you may hate us. The truth of the matter is if G5 did not take the decision we took, this country would have been in crisis. It doesn’t matter who the beneficiary was, but the right thing had to be done and we still stand by that decision.
“If the party had listened to what we said, we won’t have been where we are today and we have continued to sound it to the party, let the constitution of the party and of the country be respected.
On Sam Anyanwu
Wike argued that the supreme court recognized Sam Anyanwu as the authentic National Secretary of the party and those determined to remove him from office should wait for the party convention later in the year.
The Minister cited different cases justifying the decision of the National Secretary not to resign despite running for the Imo State governorship seat in 2023.
He argued that the incumbent Governor of Taraba State, Agbu Kefas did not resign as the state party chairman when he ran for the office of the Governor, adding that he only resigned after winning the governorship election.
The Minister insisted that the party must abide by its on consistitution as anything short of that will be undermining the sacrifices of the party’s founding fathers.
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