Saturday 30th Oct.2021:The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, on Friday said no individual, including suspended Chairman Uche Secondus, can derail the party’s mission to rescue Nigeria.
The governor spoke in Port Harcourt in reaction to the Court of Appeal’s dismissal of Secondus’ application that sought to stop the PDP convention and his reinstatement as the national chairman of the party
He claimed that the attempt by the erstwhile chairman to disrupt the PDP National Convention had made him an enemy of the party in its quest to end the poor leadership of the All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government.
A statement by the Governor’s media aide, Kelvin Ebiri, stated that PDP’s mission to rescue Nigeria was a commitment that would not be compromised because of the mess the APC had made of Nigeria.
The statement read, “What Secondus is doing is to sabotage the efforts of Nigerians, the efforts of the PDP to rescue this country from the party that has failed the country and it is not fair.
“This is a party that has given you everything and there is nothing wrong in making sacrifices. Even if, assuming though not conceding, anything was wrong, we expected that having achieved the much you have from this party, there is nothing wrong in making sacrifices.
“If you make sacrifices for the party, you’re making sacrifices for Nigerians. If PDP is not there, which other party is ready to rescue Nigeria?”
Wike clarified that the Court of Appeal did not only dismiss Secondus’ application but also ordered that the PDP National convention be conducted unrestrained.
He added, “Our constitution provides that if a national chairman is removed, the deputy national chairman from that zone will immediately be the chairman or acting chairman as the case may be.
“So, when Secondus was removed, he handed over to the acting national chairman now. So, the act has already been done, completed. What will the court say when someone is already acting and supervising that office.”
The governor said the party, particularly the PDP governors “are more united because they have realised that Nigeria is in a problem and only a united PDP can wrest power from the APC.”
He added, “Nigeria is in a problem and we cannot do it alone. We require everybody to work with us collectively and see how this country can be rescued. Nigerians are not happy with the ruling party and as it is today, PDP is the only platform that will rescue Nigeria.”
He noted that the Chairman of the PDP Governors Forum, Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, had recently led a team of his colleagues to Ondo State to woo the former Governor of Ondo State, Olusegun Mimiko, into the PDP.
“Anybody who crosses our path to stop this rescue of Nigeria, the person is an enemy of this country,” the statement added.
