August 25 NEC Will Decide on Wike’s Anti-party Activities, PDP Chief, Ogidi, Discloses

•Says FCT minister can’t serve two masters, alleges he is pushing APC’s agenda

Chuks Okocha in Abuja

South-south Zonal Caretaker Committee Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Emmanuel Ogidi, has disclosed that the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party would review the activities of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and take a decision next week.

Speaking on Arise News, Ogidi said the party was fed up with Wike’s activities and was ready to make a decision about him.

The minister had in a television interview on Monday given the PDP leadership conditions for peace to reign ahead of the proposed national convention.

Wike said the South-south zonal congress conducted by his faction and rejected must be recognised by the party as the minimum condition for pace.

He also said the party must reject the South-east zonal congress that produced Ali Odefa and others as leaders for peace to reign.

Reacting, Ogidi said, “PDP is a big family, but I can tell you the NWC will take action on Wike next week, because you cannot serve two masters. I don’t know why the APC is tolerating him, because he is also doing damage to them with his utterances.

“We have been restraining ourselves, there is no crisis, there are only two legs left – NEC this month and convention. Even if he is starting another crisis, he is on his own but I appreciate his frustration.”

Ogidi said regarding Obi, “He is doing the agenda of the APC, but we have been tolerating him because of his past record. He was very good before. He did a lot. But others have also done so. He has gone too far. I have been managing myself, I don’t want to be emotional, but at times, it is good to say it as it is.”