The National Caretaker Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), loyal to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, and Senator Samuel Anyanwu, has mocked the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, over his recent media chat.
Naijaonpoint reports that the Wike-led PDP faction, in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday, through its National Publicity Secretary, Jungudo Mohammed, felicitated Nigerians, particularly members of the National Executive Committee (NEC), Board of Trustees (BoT), and members of the party on the occasion of the Christmas and New Year celebrations.
The party said the claim that the Oyo Convention, which produced Kabiru Turaki as the party’s National Chairman, has been rejected by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), calling on party members to carefully, objectively, and dispassionately examine the facts affecting the party, rather than falling prey to falsehoods and propaganda being peddled by certain groups.
The Wike-led faction also urged the public to disregard insinuations and deliberate attempts to mislead Nigerians that the issues affecting the PDP are not justiciable.
The party stressed that Makinde’s recent interview was not just uninspiring and replete with distorted facts, confessional statements, envy, and an afterthought, but a further demonstration of a clear lack of understanding of the legal and constitutional issues presently confronting the party.
PDP further called on Nigerians to use this festive season to pray for the country’s continued growth and development, as well as for the party’s stability.
The statement reads, “Their earlier claims of being recognised by INEC have now been clearly exposed as false. Their stock-in-trade remains lies and propaganda, and they have now resorted to sponsored attacks aimed at intimidating INEC.
“We wish to state unequivocally that we are party leaders who have utmost respect for constitutional provisions, subsisting court judgments, and the rule of law.
“Party members and the general public are further advised to disregard the insinuations and deliberate attempts to mislead Nigerians by suggesting that the issues currently affecting the PDP are not justiciable.
“If indeed these matters were merely internal party affairs, why then did the same individuals earlier approach the Oyo State High Court for Judicial Intervention?
“We also note that Governor Seyi Makinde, through his recent media chat, unfortunately, has succeeded only in indicting himself. The interview was not just uninspiring and replete with distorted facts, confessional statements, envy, and an afterthought, but a further demonstration of a clear lack of understanding of the legal and constitutional issues presently confronting the party. His comments should therefore be treated with utmost caution.”