By Austin Ogwuda
Vociferous Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, Nyesom Wike says that he is still a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), despite the latest call by Chief EK Clark seeking for his expulsion from the party to enable peace to reign.
Wike made the bold statement on Wednesday during a media parley in his office to mark his first year anniversary as a Minister of the FCT
His words, “I don’t run away from any fight. I will stay there, I will fight it out. Who am I going to run from? The vampires? I cannot do that.
“Anybody who knows me knows too well if I want to join APC today… when I was then PDP and I said ‘look, I will not support your presidential candidate’, Did I say it secretly? Or those people that are saying those things did they bring one member that won the election?
“Did PDP not win (in Rivers State)? I stood my ground in terms of the principle that if this is not done we will not accept it. People must know you for something. Integrity is very important. Forget about those that are saying this, they are afraid of my face”, he stated.
Wike’s statement came barely 24 hours after a former Federal Commissioner for Information and South-South leader, Chief Edwin Clark called on the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Ambassador Iliya Damagun to expel Wike from the party to save it from destruction.
Clark had in an open letter to Damagun, said, “I am writing to bring to your attention the activities of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, Nyesom Wike, who is using his closeness to President Bola Tinubu to intimidate the Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, and the party.
“I cannot stand by and allow the minister to continue to hound the governor. If we do not stop him, the matter will consume him, Wike, and their cohorts”, says Elder statesman Clark.