- By Kamil Opeyemi
A former Governor of Ekiti State Ayodele Fayose has warned the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against expelling Nyesom Wike.
Wike, a chieftain of the PDP, worked against the party in the 2023 presidential election and has since been appointed as a member of President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet.
Speaking on Channels Television’s Hard Copy on Friday, Fayose warmed his party not to make any attempt of discipline Wike despite the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister’s alleged anti-party activities.
“Some people say fight Wike, expel Wike, sack Wike. I think they do that at their own peril. You see, the first thing in your family even when you have extreme situations, or indifferences, is not to drive away your wife or husband. Wike is a force in the PDP and beyond PDP, a force you cannot ignore. Ignore Wike, sack Wike, or fight Wike at your own peril. He is a man of capacity,” he said.
According to him, the PDP needs to unite members and work to restore the party which came second in this year’s presidential election.
Fayose reiterated the need for the southern part of Nigeria to produce the president, saying it could have been unfair for the northern region to have done so. In spite of his stance against the PDP which featured Atiku Abubakar – from the northern region – as its candidate for the poll, the former governor does not want to leave the main opposition party.
He also debunked reports of him resigning from the PDP.
“The moment I am not in the PDP, I would never join another political and I would never be a member of the APC – not whether they are good or bad,” he insisted