The North Central PDP Youths Frontier has criticised the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, for openly endorsing Christopher Maikalangu, chairmanship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC).
Convener of the group, Nathaniel Iorzua, said Wike’s action amounts to gross anti-party behaviour and undermines the principles of discipline that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) claims to uphold.
He said the FCT minister has repeatedly supported APC candidates and chieftains in Rivers and elsewhere, adding that his actions now constitute “a public betrayal of the party.”
The group called on the national leadership of the PDP to immediately institute an investigation into Wike’s conduct and apply disciplinary measures without fear or favour.
“The national executive must act decisively, including appropriate sanctions up to and including expulsion if the evidence so warrants,” Iorzua said.
The group reaffirmed support for Zadna Dintani, PDP’s candidate for the AMAC chairmanship election, and urged party members to unite behind him.
“The FCT is not Rivers. Local party structures and the people of Abuja will not accept external interference or attempts to subvert the will of the electorate,” Iorzua said.
The North Central PDP Youths Frontier also vowed to mobilise peacefully for PDP candidates in the FCT during the forthcoming polls.
It added that anti-party conduct would be challenged through party organs and public accountability mechanisms, not through intimidation or disorder.