Wike dares PDP to expel him

Former Rivers State governor and minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike claims he informed the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party before accepting the ministerial offer from the ruling All Progressives Congress.

Making this disclosure while appearing on Channels TV Politics Today, Mr Wike who is insisting that he is still a chieftain of the PDP said that he only accepted to join Tinubu’s government to help him finish well.

The FCT minister also challenged his party’s leadership, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to suspend or reprimand him.

Mr Wike stated that he has not met with the party head who will suspend or expel him.

“Who will discipline me? I should be the one calling for the discipline of these people who violated the party’s constitution, in the way that the party supported rotation.

“Who will suspend me? I want to dare anybody,” Wike said.

Wike stated that despite working for the APC government, he remains a PDP chieftain. “I want to support Asiwaju (Tinubu) in his efforts to finish well,” he stated.

The PDP powerbroker and member of the main opposition party’s G5 group claimed he owed no one an apology for backing the power shift to southern Nigeria.

Wike said, “We are just waiting for the presidential panel to finish, you will know who actually are those who are working well for the party.

“How can anybody talk about expelling me? A state that brought a governor? A state that brought three senators? A state that produced 32 House of Assembly members? A state that produced 11 out of 13 House of Representatives.

“The person that would suspend me is the one that couldn’t produce a governor, is the one that couldn’t produce three senators?

“I have not seen that person, with all due respect. Nobody will do it. So, the issue of whether they will do it does not arise.”