Aliyu: Wike Starts Another War With Secondus

Governor Nyesom Wike has opened another frontline in his battles with the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Uche Secondus with a demand for disciplinary action against former Governor Babangida Aliyu. Wike who spoke in a television interview with AIT took exceptions to the claim by Aliyu that he mobilized Northern governors to frustrate President Goodluck Jonathan’s re-election in 2015.

Governor Wike condemned the silence of the PDP National Working Committee to the confession saying that the leadership was docile because of its reliance on such persons as Aliyu.

“If I was the leadership of the party I would have suspended Aliyu for that comment he made. But, you see nothing will happen. The National Working Committee will not do anything. Why? They need Aliyu to support them,” Wike said.

“I cannot understand why you are a leader, so to speak, you come out and tell the world why you fought your party. I have never seen a thing like in my life. Assuming you did it, you now want to rub it on them and that nothing will happen.

Wike continuing, said, “If I was the leadership of the party, I would have suspended Aliyu and heavens will not fall. What does he want to achieve. This was 2015, we have done 2019 election. Jonathan had lost in 2015, why do you come out now to say how you fought him. Look at where we are today. So, you are telling us you made us to be in this position where we are.

“You are telling Nigerians that you are one of those who have kept Nigeria in this state that we are. And then the National working  committee will not do anything because Aliyu Babangida is one of the untouchables,” Wike said in noting the role of Aliyu in the emergence of the present Muhammadu Buhari government.

Governor Wike stressed that as a leading opposition party in Nigeria, the PDP cannot afford to accept acts of gross indiscipline and impunity, because it might undermine its chances to wrest power from the APC in 2023.

Wike said it was heart-breaking to hear that while himself and others were campaigning for the PDP to win the 2015 general elections, the likes of Aliyu who ran for the Senate in the same general election, had hatched and executed a scheme to undermined the party.

“I sit back here as State governor, I suffer, I struggle and campaign for my State to produce the highest vote for PDP. somebody sits somewhere and he is boasting how they fought Jonathan and you want me to be happy? You have even insulted the people of the South-South.”

Wike demanded that Aliyu Babangida, who is a member of the Board of Trustee of the PDP should offer an unreserved apology to the party that provided him platform to serve as two term Governor of Niger State.

Governor Wike observed  that the PDP as an opposition party has not been forceful in its attack on the policies of the ruling APC.  He emphasised that the business of any major opposition like the PDP to bring to the fore inhumane policies of the ruling party before the public on daily basis and spur the people to vote out the government.

“I am not here to help APC. It is not my duty. My duty is to make sure APC fails.  Because if I help them to win, then I (PDP) can’t takeover government. So the business of my party is not to help them but to make sure they leave.”

Besides Aliyu, Governor Wike described the growing insecurity across the country as worrisome, particularly in the South-East. He said security agencies in Rivers state have taken pro-active measures to ensure there are no security breaches.

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