The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has warned that he and other founding members of his faction within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will not allow newcomers to destabilise the party through what he described as blatant disregard for court orders and parallel activities.
Wike delivered the warning during the party’s 104th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting, held at his official residence in Abuja. His remarks were contained in a statement released on Sunday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication and Social Media, Lere Olayinka.
He accused the faction led by Tanimu Turaki, SAN, of violating two Federal High Court rulings by organising what he termed an “illegal convention” in Ibadan, where Turaki and others were elected into a new National Working Committee after the closure of Wadata Plaza.
“You went to a State High Court to sue INEC, asking that the convention must take place, and you got an ex parte order to override judgments of the Federal High Court. How do you disobey two final judgments and still claim leadership?” Wike queried.
He further criticised the group for “running from court to court” while ignoring existing judgments.
“You held a convention without obeying court orders, and now you are back asking a Federal High Court to recognise you. If INEC already recognises you, what exactly are you going to court for?” he added.
