The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike has disclosed that he is still a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) despite threats of expulsion from some chieftains of the party.
The former governor of Rivers State disclosed this during a media parley with selected journalists in Abuja on Friday.
According to him, “I am a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), have you ever seen me change anything?
“The one I supported before, what happened? I have decided to take a break. As you see me now, everybody should carry their cross.
“I was in PDP and I did not hide it. I told them I was not going to support their presidential candidate. Is it that I spoke or acted in a way people did not understand?”
The FCT Minister maintained that he is an advocate of the rule of law, saying his non-support of the party in the 2023 presidential election was the right step and thus moves for his suspension are uncalled for.
“Discipline me for what? That I did what? I am an advocate of the party’s constitution. Assuming we lost the governorship, will they be talking about Rivers as a PDP state?”
Since the elections and politicking are over, Wike has only one thing in mind.
“Now is the time for governance. Now is the time to do your assignment. The president has given me an assignment and I am busy carrying out my assignment. When the time for politics comes, we would know who is where and who is not where,” Wike said.
