…Speaks On Meeting With Labour Party’s National Chairman, Julius Abure
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on Monday said the crisis rocking the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is over for now with the recent exit of some bigwigs.
He stated this during a media parley in Abuja, while reacting to the exit of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar from the party.
Wike, however, said that there were some issues remaining for the party to properly address.
“The crisis in PDP is over for now, because there are still some things remaining,” Wike said.
The former Rivers State governor also gave conditions that will make lasting peace return to the PDP.
He insisted that the South-South zonal congress of the party must stand.
According to the minister, the court allowed for the congress to hold, saying there’s nothing a person could do about it.
“Our South-South zonal congress that was held must be upheld. There’s no doubt, no two ways about it.
“Now, when we were doing our South-South congress, the acting National Chairman claimed that the PDP governors were not in support of the national congress. Where are the PDP governors now? Our congress was held in Calabar and there’s nothing anybody can tell us.
“If they want another round of crisis, so be it. Our congress held and Chief Dan Orbih emerged as the National Vice Chairman from the congress. And the court allowed for the congress to hold,” Wike stated.
Meanwhile, Wike, has addressed speculations surrounding his recent meeting with the factional Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, stating that details of their discussion will be made public in due course.
Responding to questions during his monthly media parley in Abuja on Monday, Wike described the meeting as a normal political engagement that should not trigger unnecessary public debate.
“You said Abure came to visit me. Of course, he is a politician, and I’m a politician. What is wrong when politicians meet each other?” the minister stated.
Asked if the meeting had political undertones linked to the 2027 elections, Wike declined to give specifics but hinted that plans would unfold at the right time.
“Why would I tell you what I’m planning for 2027? You will know when the time comes,” he said.