Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike on Saturday described the dissolution of the Ekiti State executive committee of the Peoples Democratic Party by the Iyorchia Ayu-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the party as an act of tyranny that will be challenged in court.
NEWSBREAK reports that the governor, who dared the PDP national chairman, Ayu to suspend him or any of the G-5 governor, warned that the resort to despotism by the NWC will not do the PDP any good in the forthcoming general elections.
The Rivers State governor stated this while speaking at the campaign flag-off rally by the State PDP Campaign Council in Bori, Khana Local Government Area on Saturday.
Members of the G5 are Wike, Samuel Ortom (Benue), Ifeanyi Ugwanyi (Enugu), Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia) and Seyi Makinde (Oyo).
The five aggrieved governors are demanding the replacement of Ayu with a southerner to correct “regional imbalance” in the PDP since the party’s presidential flag-bearer, Atiku Abubakar, and Ayu are both northerners.
Wike’s threat on Saturday comes a day after the PDP announced the suspension of Fayose Oluwajomiloju, son of a former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose; Enugu Senator, Chimaroke Nnamani; among others.
Governor Wike explained that the reason why the dissolution of the Ekiti State working committee will be challenged in court is that there are still members of the PDP who believe in the rule of law and that the party should respect its constitution.
“Let me also use this opportunity to say to Iyorchia Ayu and his team, your dissolving Ekiti State Exco will not help you in anyway.
“Your suspending people will not help you in anyway. The battle line has been fully drawn. As I speak to you, we will do everything legally possible to challenge any decision we know is illegal,” the Rivers governor said.
He stressed that the Ayu-led NWC resort to tyranny will do more damage to the PDP as far as the 2023 general election is concerned.
“So, don’t think you can threaten people by saying so, so persons have been suspended. Rubbish! Completely rubbish.
“We are above that level that you think you can threaten anybody, intimidate anybody with whatever illegal decision you have taken,” Wike said.
The Rivers State governor dared Ayu and his cohorts to extend the despotic tendencies to the G-5 governors and see if they could withstand the repercussion.
“So, we are waiting for you to announce my own and any other of my friend. Like I have said, when a man says you will not sleep, he too, will he sleep? Will Ayu sleep? Will those his cohorts sleep? So don’t worry, we have the capacity to pay back. We have the capacity to tell you that enough is enough,” Wike concluded.
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