The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has dared any governor or leader of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, to publicly label him a mole.
During an appearance on Channels Television’s “Politics Today,” Wike issued the challenge, inviting anyone to step forward and accuse him of such allegations.
The FCT minister said, “Before I accepted my appointment as Minister, I wrote a letter to the PDP in my state, I wrote a letter to the PDP in my Zone, I wrote a letter to the PDP national, who in PDP is saying I’m a mole, name names.
“The problem we have in this country is that some people think they’re smart. What I want to do I will do, what I don’t want to do I will not do.
“I dare anybody in PDP, I dare any governor, I dare any National Working Committee member to come on national television to say I’m a mole.
“In 2023, did I not say I won’t support the PDP (Presidential) candidate because it is against equity, it is against fairness? Did I do it at the back?
“Did the PDP not win the governorship? Did the PDP not win the National Assembly? Did the PDP not win the State Assembly? I challenge any of them in any of these (PDP) states who won 100 per cent as we have. How did we do it? Leadership!”
Wike described himself as a man who stands by his word. He revealed that Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, had approached him seeking support for his preferred successor, Dr. Asue Ighodalo. However, Wike said he refused outright, reminding Obaseki that his previous support had only led to unending insults.
While acknowledging that the Edo State Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, is his first cousin, Wike emphasized that, like him, “nobody can intimidate my cousin, not even the INEC Chairman. No person born of a woman can force my cousin into doing what is wrong.”
Wike pointed out that his cousin had been posted as Edo REC over a year ago, questioning why those claiming to represent the PDP at all levels were only now raising concerns.
He further addressed the actions of Rivers State Governor Similaye Fubara, accusing him of attempting to dismantle the political family that helped him rise to power—an act Wike said he finds unforgivable.
Recall that a group identified as Concerned Rivers People, CRP, had criticized the statement from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Governors Forum regarding the political impasse in Rivers State.
The CRP argued that the forum’s response did not adequately address the situation in a manner conducive to justice, peace, and stability.
The group expressed discontent with the forum’s one-sided approach and its reliance on the principle of esprit de corps in addressing the ongoing crisis within the party in the state.