PDP member and former governor of Jigawa, Sule Lamido has pledged to “boycott all Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) meetings” until Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), and other alleged “impostors are expelled.”
Lamido was not present at the PDP national executive council (NEC) meeting on Tuesday in Abuja.
The NEC is the highest decision-making body of the PDP, comprising state governors, serving and former presidents, former vice-presidents, the chairman and secretary of the board of trustees (BoT), principal officers of the national assembly, all state chairpersons, members of the national working committee (NWC), former governors, and founding members, among others.
Furthermore, while speaking with journalists on Tuesday, Lamido asserted that Wike’s continued presence in the PDP “threatens the party’s peace and stability.”
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“Wike is a disaster. He is a product of the PDP, made relevant by the party, nurtured and celebrated by the party. But today, he turns around to destroy it,” Lamido said.
“I cannot sit in the same meeting with impostors. Until the party removes these people, I will not attend PDP meetings. I am still a loyal member, but I won’t dignify this rot.”
In addition, the ex-governor criticised the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) for “sealing the PDP national secretariat” — a move he attributed to Wike.
“To seal the PDP secretariat, an institution that gave you life, is un-African, un-Nigerian, and a total abuse of power,” he said.
“Wike’s thinking is warped. He lacks the cultural and moral grounding that our political tradition demands.”
Lamido faulted the PDP’s national working committee (NWC) for failing to expel Wike and other members accused of engaging in “anti-party activities.”
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“What exactly is the NWC afraid of?” he asked.
“Why hasn’t Wike been expelled? Why is Samuel Ortom (former governor of Benue) still on the board of trustees after publicly endorsing Tinubu?
“These are fundamental breaches. If this party is to survive, it must cleanse itself.”
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