Nyesom Wike, the governor of Rivers State, called the party's Iyorchia Ayu-led National Working Committee (NWC) decision to dissolve the PDP's Ekiti State executive committee an act of tyranny that will be fought in court.
The governor cautioned that the NWC's use of tyranny will not benefit the PDP in the upcoming general elections and dared the PDP national chairman, Ayu, to remove him or any of the G5 governors.
This was said by the governor of Rivers on Saturday during the State PDP Campaign Council's campaign flag-off event in Bori, Khana Local Government Area.
Wike added that there are still PDP members who believe in the rule of law and that the party should uphold its constitution, which is why the dissolution of the Ekiti State working committee will be contested in court.
“Let me also use this opportunity to say to Iyorchia Ayu and his team, your dissolving Ekiti State Exco will not help you in any way. Your suspending people will not help you in any way. The battle line has been fully drawn. As I speak to you, we will do everything legally possible to challenge any decision we know is illegal,” he said.
He stressed that the Ayu-led NWC resort to tyranny will do more damage to the PDP as far as the 2023 general elections are concerned.
“So, don’t think you can threaten people by saying so, so persons have been suspended. Rubbish! Completely rubbish. We are above that level that you think you can threaten anybody, intimidate anybody with whatever illegal decision you have taken.”
The Rivers governor dared Ayu to suspend the G5 governors and see if he could withstand the repercussion.
“So, we are waiting for you to announce my own and any other of my friend. Like I have said, when a man says you will not sleep, he too, will he sleep? Will Ayu sleep? Will those his cohorts sleep? So don’t worry, we have the capacity to pay back. We have the capacity to tell you that enough is enough.”
Wike urged the electorate in Khana to vote for the PDP governorship candidate, Siminialayi Fubara, as well as all national and legislative candidates in the 2023 general election in order to consolidate the achievements of his administration.