The Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP) youth, under the aegis of PDP South South Youth Vanguard, has
appealed to the governors under the platform of the party to call River State Governor, Nyesom Wike to order
The call is coming against
the backdrop of the rift between Wike and Bayelsa State governor, Seriake
Dickson.
Wike and Dickson have been
on each other's throat in the past few days over the Soku oil wells returned to
Rivers State by the Federal High Court in Abuja.
Wike had, however,
rejected the PDP's decision to intervene in the matter, insisting that Dickson
must resign so that the party can move forward in Bayelsa State.
He had in Port Harcourt
said: “I don’t know why they are interceding. They have no power to resolve the
issue of oil wells. Secondly, the matter has been determined by a court of
competent jurisdiction.
“Anybody who is not
satisfied should go on appeal. Are they interceding on behalf of someone who
betrayed the party? They know that Governor Seriake Dickson betrayed and sold
out the party. They know that during the 2019 elections in Rivers State,
Dickson worked with my opponent.
“Throughout that period,
the PDP National Chairman (Uche Secondus) himself knows that people were
calling from all over the country to know the situation.
“Dickson never called one
day. This was because of his alignment with the opposition. I can show proof
that Dickson has already made up his mind to go over to the APC. I am not going
to sit down with anybody to discuss anything as it relates to Governor Dickson.
I have no business with Governor Dickson.
“In fact, Governor Dickson
ought to have resigned from the party by now, so that the leaders of the PDP in
Bayelsa would rebuild the party. The national leadership of the party should
know that the only option left for the PDP to be strong in Bayelsa is for
Dickson to leave the party.”
Reacting to this
development, the PDP youth Vanguard, in a statement by its National Chairman,
James Efe Akpofure said Wike cannot continue to rubbish a governor, who has put
up visible developments in Bayelsa State in the last eight years.
Lambasting Wike over his
decision not to allow the party leadership to intervene, the PDP Youth Vanguard
said that the Rivers State governor is not far from what he accused Dickson of.
The group added that Wike
had also work against the decision of the party when he congratulated President
Muhammadu Buhari when Appeal Court ruled in his favour.
The youth also alleged
that they are privy to Wike's action during the general elections, adding that
he was among those that sponsor President Buhari during the election.
They alleged that even
while supporting the presidential candidate of the PDP, Atiku Abubakar, he was
also financing President Buhari campaign.
The PDP Youth Vanguard
added that the Rivers State governor cannot be exonerated from the problems
bedevelling the party, adding that he also contributed to what the party is
facing.
"Wike’s plan to
hijack the party ahead of 2023 is one of the problems facing the party today.
He's among those fueling disunity in PDP and should not pretend or distance
himself from what the party is facing.
"We know his plan, we
know the havoc he has caused the party, he should not continue to blame others,
when he's neck deep in the problems facing the PDP.
"To this end, we are
calling on the PDP governors to call their counterpart in Rivers State, Wike to
order, he's not a superman, he's one of the members of the PDP. He should learn
to humble himself because very soon, he will also become a former governor of
the state," the PDP Youth said.
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