By Ismaila Jimoh, Abuja
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barr. Nyesom Wike has said that survival of the People’s Democractic Party (PDP) is paramount and that some key stakeholders of the party need to respect the constitution of the party and the country by desist from act of impunity which has become the order of the day.
Wike made this observation while hosting critical PDP stakeholders across the 36 states including FCT under the banner of Concerned Stakeholders of the PDP in Abuja on Monday.
The Minister during the meeting described the visiting concerned stakeholders as group of people who have always believed in the party and it’s survival.
Wike put it this way: “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 stabilized 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. That, as an opposition party, we cannot continue to act with impunity. No opposition party acts with impunity. Ours is to continue to placate people and bring them together, not to say that they should go to hell.
“Let us not allow greed, let us not allow ego to kill out party”.
While commenting on the lingering crisis over the position of the National Secretary of the party, Wike sited similar cases that happened in Taraba and Kebbi States.
His words: “Governor Agbu Kefas of Taraba state was the chairman of the party in the state and that he did not resign before contesting for Governorship but only went back to resign after winning the election.
” Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the party , Ibrahim Abdullahi, also contested for the Kebbi state governorship and he retained his seat even after losing the election.
Among the dignitaries who attended the meeting are former Governors Samuel Ortom (Benue), Ifeanyi Uguanyi (Enugu), and Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia), others include the National Secretary of the PDP, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, former Senate Minority Leader, Philip Aduda and several serving and former federal and state lawmakers amongst others.
As at the time of filling this report, the closed doors meeting was still ongoing, and it was gathered that communique is expected to be issue at the end of it.
