Dare Adeleke, Chairman of the Ekiti Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Oyo State chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, has said the 6-point order being requested byFCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, is a total aberration from fairness and common sense and atrocious.
In a press statement, Adeleke lambasted the former Rivers Governor’s demands, stressing that he has no powers to make conditions as he is just a floor member of the party.
He said: “Wike’s so-called 6-point agenda being peddled by former Rivers State Governor, Mr. Nyesom Wike is just another avenue to stir problems in the PDP.
Let me state this clearly and without ambiguity that Wike has lost every shred of moral right to dictate the affairs of the PDP, when he decided to work to the twisted rhythm with the opposition. This is a man who, in his own words and actions, delivered Rivers State to the APC. He openly threatened to work against the PDP, and he shamelessly fulfilled that threat. Having done so, what business does he still have meddling in PDP affairs?
“Wike is not a party leader, not an official, not even a stakeholder to be taken seriously, he is just a mischievous member whose loyalty has long been auctioned to the opposition. The PDP cannot, and will not, be blackmailed or distracted by a man who has already abandoned the house he once called his own.
Let us not forget that Wike’s closest ally in treachery, former Ekiti Governor Ayo Fayose, has followed the same shameful path of disloyalty. Both men are now nothing more than political liabilities, clinging to the PDP only to cause confusion and sabotage.
The PDP is bigger than Wike, Fayose, or any self-serving agenda. The constitution of our party is supreme, and its organs, the National Executive Committee (NEC), the National Working Committee (NWC), and the leadership under Ambassador Umar Ilyas Damagum has spoken. The party must hold its national convention as planned, and no noise from Abuja or Port Harcourt must change that.
“To Wike and his co-travellers, I say this, leave the PDP alone if you cannot abide by its constitution. Stop dancing at two weddings at the same time. You cannot sit in the opposition’s tent while pretending to lead in the PDP.
I appeal to loyal PDP members to remain vigilant. We will not allow traitors to destabilize our preparations for 2027. The PDP belongs to millions of Nigerians who still believe in fairness, equity, and internal democracy and we must not disappoint our founding fathers who worked tirelessly to give us a strong party.
The time has come to draw the line. Those who have chosen the opposition should remain there. Those who believe in the PDP must unite and march forward. No amount of sabotage will derail us.
Let me also stress that the Ekiti PDP ward and local Congress cannot be touched. If Wike and Fayose are planning to hand over Ekiti State to the APC, it is at best, a pipe dream that will shock them.
We hereby thank the leader of the party in South West, H.E Seyi Makinde and the NWC, for standing by the party.
History will remember Wike and Fayose as men who traded loyalty for selfish ambition, but the PDP will survive them.
Signed,
Dare Adeleke
Chairman, Ekiti Caretaker Committee
