Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has declared that no individual, including the ousted Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, can derail the party’s mission to rescue Nigeria from the shackles of bad governance.
Governor Wike posited that Secondus’ attempt to scuttle the PDP national convention made him an enemy of the party that has resolved to end the poor leadership of the All Progressives Congress(APC)-led federal government.
The governor made this assertion in Port Harcourt while reacting to the Court of Appeal dismissal of Secondus’ application that sought to stop the PDP convention and his restatement as the national chairman of the party.
He stated that the PDP mission to rescue Nigeria was a commitment that would not be compromised because of the mess the APC has made of the Nigerian State.
Governor Wike pointed out that it is clear that PDP would not allow any individual or group of individuals to derail its rescue mission as captured by the theme of the convention.
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‘What Secondus is doing is to sabotage the efforts of Nigerians, the efforts of PDP from rescuing this country from the hand of the party that has failed the country. And it is not fair.
‘This is a party that has given you everything and there’s nothing wrong in making sacrifice. Even if, assuming though not conceding, that anything was wrong, we expected that having achieved what you have achieved in your life from this party, there is nothing wrong in making sacrifice.
‘If you make sacrifice for the party, you’re making sacrifice for Nigerians. If PDP is not there, which other party is ready to rescue Nigeria?’
Governor Wike pointed out that the Court of Appeal did not only dismiss the application of Secondus, but it also ordered that the PDP National convention be conducted unrestrained.
‘Our constitution provides that if a national chairman is removed, the deputy national chairman from that zone will immediately be the chairman or acting chairman as the case may be.
‘And so, when Secondus was removed, he handed over to the acting national chairman now. So, the act has already been done, completed. So, what will the court say when someone is already acting and supervising that office.’
Governor Wike boasted that the PDP convention on Saturday and Sunday, would be one of the best that has ever been conducted.
He asserted that Nigerians were expecting PDP to come out of the convention more united.
Governor Wike said the party, particularly the PDP governors, were more united because they have realised that Nigeria is in problem and only a united PDP can wrest power out of the APC.
AFRICA DAILY NEWS, NEW YORK
