A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olabode George, on Tuesday urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to rein in the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, over what he described as “embarrassing” conduct during Saturday’s election in Abuja.
George also declared that Wike “is no longer a member of our party,” distancing the PDP from the former Rivers State governor.
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The PDP elder statesman was reacting to a viral video in which Wike was seen addressing supporters of the All Progressives Congress at a polling unit and openly boasting that after casting their votes, they should “leave the rest” to him.
“Wike’s conduct during Saturday’s election in Abuja was a complete embarrassment to the good people of this country,” George said.
“In a viral video, he was seen addressing supporters of the All Progressives Congress at a polling unit and openly boasting that after voting, they should ‘leave the rest’ for him.”
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Tinubu Must Realise This Is His Administration’
George alleged that Wike could not have acted in such a manner without perceived backing from the Presidency.
“It is absolutely impossible for Wike to be behaving like a power-drunk fellow this way without the backing of Mr President. What Tinubu needs to realise is that this is his administration till 2027, not Wike’s,” he said.
“That Tinubu continues to allow Wike to behave this way shows the President is not a good student of history.”
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He drew parallels with Nigeria’s First Republic, warning against political excesses and the dangers of executive cover for controversial figures.
“Some of the characters used in the First Republic to destroy that era, nobody talks about them again, but everybody remembers the cover given to them by the Prime Minister, Abubakar Tafawa-Balewa,” George stated.
“Mr President, when the shit hits the fan, you will carry your cross alone. You may be happy now the way Wike is dealing with your so-called enemies and trying to destroy opposition parties, but the end will not be palatable.”
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