The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (PDP), Nyesom Wike, has declared that former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, was never a committed member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Naijaonpoint reports that Wike made this known during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme.
The former governor of Rivers State said Atiku has no choice but to leave the PDP because he would not allow him to destroy the party.
He said, “They have never been committed members. Atiku has no choice but to leave, because he wanted to use the PDP, but knowing that I’m there, he cannot get that platform.
“Those are people who destroyed the party, how many times has he left PDP and returned?”
The Minister also expressed excietement about the defection of the Bayelsa State governor, Douye Diri, to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
According to him, Diri alongside the Oyo state governor, Seyi Makinde, had vowed never to allow anyone destroy the PDP but the former reneged on his promise.
He added, “Diri has said he has left PDP and I’m one of the happiest persons today. The same him and Makinde said they will not allow anybody to destroy the PDP and fall to the gutter. Who has entered the gutters today?”
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