APC hits at Wike: Resign as minister and face Rivers politics

By Editor

The ruling All Progressives Congress has shot hard at the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nyesom Wike, advising him to resign from his ministerial position and deal with his obsession with the politics of Rivers State.

There was a heated online exchange between the APC National Secretary, Senator Ajibola Basiru, and Nyesom Wike, over the minister’s comments on the party’s internal affairs, especially as it affects Rivers State, where he served as the governor.

Senator Basiru called on Wike to resign as Minister and face his Rivers politics.

The battle began when Senator Basiru stated that all members of the APC’s National Working Committee (NWC) must accord sitting governors their due respect, as they remain the leaders of the party in their states. This was a veiled reference to the Rivers’ APC heads calling Wike their leader.

Wike responded with a scathing attack on Basiru, prompting the APC’s rebuke.

In a statement, Senator Basiru questioned Wike’s locus to comment on APC’s affairs, pointing out that Wike was not a member of the party.

He also challenged Wike to prove his allegations of a N600 billion largesse kept for APC national leaders in Rivers State, describing them as “cheap blackmail.”

The APC’s National Secretary accused Wike of destabilising the party in Rivers State and bringing the spirit of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) into the APC.

He advised Wike to resign his ministerial appointment, citing the need for him to focus on his alleged obsession with Rivers politics.

As a minister, Wike is expected to support the government’s policies and programmes, but his renewed fight with Governor Sim Fubara and actions suggest a very deep interest in Rivers’ politics.