Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, has promised to prevent anyone from seizing control of the Rivers State PDP organization.
Any governor of the Peoples Democratic Party who attempted to meddle in the party’s affairs in a South-South state would face political chaos, according to the former governor of Rivers State.
At their August 23 meeting in Taraba State, the PDP governors discussed the turmoil that was roiling the party in the state and reaffirmed their backing for Governor Siminalayi Fubara.
In a statement read by Bala Mohammed, the governor of Bauchi State and chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum, the group demanded a reexamination of the results of the party congress in order to reinstate Fubara as the state’s leader.
Speaking at the PDP secretariat in Port Harcourt, the state capital, on Saturday during the party’s state congress, Wike urged the PDP governors to stay clear of the party’s affairs in Rivers.
He said, “Let me assure all of you, not while we live will anybody take away the structure of the PDP from us. But let me tell people, I hear some governors who say they will take over the structure and give it back to somebody.
“I pity those governors because I will put fire in their states. When God has given you peace, you say you don’t want peace – anything you see, you take.
“Because I heard they got some money from a signature bonus, and so their heads are getting big that they will put a hand in my own state. Prepare because I have the capacity to do the same thing in your state.
“Whether you are from Bauchi, I don’t give a damn; whichever state you are from, as far as I know that you are trying to put yourself in Rivers State, your hand will get burnt, and you will never sleep in your state.”
The Rivers PDP has been in crisis following the fallout between Wike and his predecessor, who was absent at the congress.
In attendance alongside the minister were some serving and past lawmakers at both federal and state levels, former council chairmen, and other party faithful.
