Leader of Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Edwin Clark has asserted that Nyesom Wike, minister of federal capital territory (FCT) needs to leave Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the party to survive.
Gatekeepers News reports that Clark made the assertion in an open letter to Umar Damagum, acting chair of the PDP.
The PANDEF leader noted that he would not allow Wike to destroy the country’s main opposition party and Rivers state.
Clark alleged that Wike is ready to use his closeness to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to exert his influence on Rivers.
He said, “Wike must leave PDP for the party to survive.”
“Mr. Acting National Chairman, as a matter of fact, it is not just the national legal adviser of the PDP that is shocked about your actions – all well-meaning, reasonable, patriotic, faithful and honest party members, including many Nigerians, are equally shocked.”
“The obvious anti-party activities of you and the national secretary, both of whom are obviously tools in the hands of Barr. Nyesom Wike, used with all intention to bring down the government of Siminalayi Fubara, the executive governor of Rivers State, as confessed by Barr. Wike himself during his recent outing at Ogu/Bolo Local Government Area, the local government of Sen. George Sekibo, is palpable.”
Clark asserted that Wike’s desire to control Rivers was against the Constitution.
He said, “Barr. Nyesom Wike’s arbitrariness knows no bounds.”
“As a matter of fact, his actions and attitude have become unconstitutional. His desire to control Rivers state using ‘his structure’ is against Section 1 (2) of the 1999 Constitution.”
The elder state man berated Damagum for an alleged attempt at according legal validation to Rivers lawmakers loyal to Wike.
Clark said, “As acting national chairman of your party, you took your party’s NWC to court on the defection of the 27 members of the Rivers state house of assembly, that because they did leave the PDP properly, they are still members of the party, even after the 27 members had publicly declared that they have defected, and had already been received by the APC.”
