A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Umar Sani, has dared the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, to stop his group from holding meetings, dismissing alleged intimidation as “the last kick of a dying horse” amid the party’s lingering leadership crisis.
Sani, speaking on Arise Television’s Morning Show on Thursday, accused Wike of using his position as FCT Minister to frustrate rival factions within the PDP by sealing venues and invoking regulatory excuses.
“He (Wike) knows where we have been holding meetings. He knows the place, and he has not seen it off yet. He can’t,” Sani declared.
He continued, “We are not bothered. He knows we have been holding meetings. He knows we have been holding NEC meetings. So he can’t do nothing.”
Sani described Wike’s actions as familiar tactics previously used during the tenure of acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum.
“Even when Damagun was the chairman, anytime we are going to hold a meeting that he is not satisfied… he will go and seal the National Secretariat and say, we have not paid ground rent… He will go and seal our annex office, which is the legacy house. So it is his own style to do that.”
The PDP chieftain maintained that his faction represents the legitimate leadership of the party and is awaiting the Certified True Copy (CTC) of a recent Supreme Court judgment to solidify their position.
“What he’s just trying is the last kick of a dying horse because he knows we are now the legitimate people. We are just waiting for CTC of the Supreme Court judgment for them to pack their bags and baggage and leave Wadata Plaza,” Sani said.
