Wike Predicts PDP Implosion As 2 Allies Join BoT

Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party’s, PDP’s Board of Trustees, Adolphus Wabara, has inducted former Governors Samuel Ortom of Benue State, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, who are well known as strong allies of FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike into the party’s Board of Trustees despite predictions of the implosion of the party.

The duo who were principal associates of Wike in bringing about the defeat of the PDP in the 2023 General Election and lost their states to opposition parties were among 37 new members inaugurated into the PDP  BoT, regarded as the conscience of the party.

GWG.ng reports that the stance of Wike and his allies against the alleged marginalisation of the South are among the reasons for fears over the imminent implosion of the PDP.

During the inauguration on Monday in Abuja, Wabara called on the new members to help steer the PDP toward renewed success and significance, asserting that the party remains much alive.

Others  inaugurated into the BoT to serve for three years include former Kano State Governor, Ibrahim Shekarau, former National Vice Chairman of the party in the South West, Eddy Olafeso, former Edo State Governor, Chief Lucky Igbinedion, and former Niger State Governor, Babangida Aliyu.

Other members inaugurated were former Minister of Information, Labaran Maku, former Minister of National Planning, Mohammed Daggash, and former Ogun State governorship candidate, Oladipupo Adebutu, among others.

Meanwhile, GWG.ng reports that Wike on Monday warned that the PDP would be headed towards an implosion on account of the insecurity of its leaders.

Speaking during a media parley in Abuja, the FCT minister said: “First of all, I believe in sincerity. If you must achieve results, be sincere. Some people think that telling half-truths or being too smart will help you.

‘’Rather, it destroys you. If PDP does not take care, and I say it again, watch out what will happen. You know, selfish interest can kill an organisation. You have not won an election, you are excluding people.

‘’You have not won an election, you are saying you don’t want this man. You know the man can fight back. Now, let’s tell ourselves the simple truth, in 2023, we told the party, look, it is in our constitution. It is in our tradition.

“When these people take the chairmanship, you people will go for a presidential candidate. Because of selfish interest, they manipulated the system. They said no, we shouldn’t do zoning now. Hold on, we will do zoning.

‘’Before we knew it, some people had gone to buy form, we laughed. It’s okay. You don’t want to do zoning. Now, a zone took the chairman of the party. A zone took the presidential candidate. It’s okay.

‘’For peace to reign, we can have a voice. They go front and back. We say this front and back will cost you something. Of course, arrogance came in. ‘Forget, we have won the election, who are they?’ See where we are.

“I have no problem, and I have told them that where is the presidency, where are you zoning your presidential ticket now? Where are you zoning your presidential candidate now? Where will it go?

‘’Some smart ones who have an interest say no, it is not time. I said, you see? How many times can you play this game, and you think you are smart? You are going to the national convention. You want the South to come and produce the chairman, so we won’t have a presidential candidate.

“I said in Nigeria today, the South is occupying the presidency. Why not, as a party, come out openly to say our presidential candidate will also come from the South? You don’t want to do that.

“You want to play the same game you played in 2023. ’It will backfire, and when it backfires, you will say these people did this, these people did that. I told people, this smartness won’t help you. Come out now and let everybody know this is where we are heading.

“The point is that selfishness can kill a system. For example, if the president runs and wins in 2027, by 2031, APC will cede their presidential ticket to where? To the North. PDP will do what then? Then you come back again and say, no, since APC ceded it to the North, let’s keep it in the North. I mean, what kind of smartness is that?”

Wike while warning that the PDP would sooner than later face an implosion also praised the sincerity of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State, who recently defected to the APC.

He wondered why no one was blaming the chairman of the PDP Board of Trustees, Senator Adolphus Wabara, who he accused of campaigning for the reelection of Governor Alex Otti of Abia State, but were quick to blame him (Wike) for openly supporting Tinubu.

His words: “I have always said leadership is key. Leadership anywhere, whether in an organization or business, if you don’t show the right leadership, you suffer for it, and this is what I have been saying. I know that there will be an implosion. I do. It is a matter of time.

“What people talk about, the governor of Delta State and his predecessor and all their team moved out of the PDP to the APC. What wrong did he do? That he said he was going to support the president. Is that a crime?

“But the chairman of the PDP Board of Trustees, the conscience of the party, adopted Alex Otti for a second term. Why are people not commenting about that? The chairman of the BoT of the PDP adopted Alex Otti, a governor under the Labour Party, to go for a second term.

“Now, this man (Oborevwori) said, look, I am not going to do that kind of pretence. I will not be here. It is better if I support him. He is a smart politician. I’m surprised that PDP said they didn’t see it coming.

‘’I won’t call the names of the governors. I called them. I said, listen, the way things are going, I have warned you people, you said you are a governor. I have no problem. See what will happen. The only crime is that Wike is a minister in the APC government.”

Speaking on the meeting with PDP governors, Wike said several resolutions were reached and expressed optimism that they would be implemented as agreed and as such avert the implosion of the party. “We are waiting to see what will likely be implemented. We are waiting. If it is not implemented, I will not agree,” he said.

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