Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has faulted the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s directive that its National Secretary, Samuel Anyanwu should resume duty, describing it as ignorance of the law.
Wike stated this, in Abuja on Wednesday, during the inauguration of the newly constructed
Interchange that linked Wole Soyinka Way (Arterial Road N20) to Murtala Mohammed Expressway.
The acting National Chairman of the party, Umar Damagum, in a news conference on Wednesday, announced the reinstatement of Anyanwu as its National Secretary.
Damagun further directed Anyanwu to resume duty.
But Wike, who faulted the directive, argued that Anyanwu had been doing his work, stressing that it was wrong for the party chairman to ask him to resume.
“When I was coming, I watched on national television, and heard when the acting National Chairman of the PDP was directing the National Secretary to resume.
“The National Secretary is not your appointee and had been doing his work. So, you can't call him to resume.
“The National Secretary has been working and will continue to work. He doesn't require anybody to direct him to resume work.
“It is because of your ignorance of the law. Too bad, too bad. The law does not recognize ignorance. That you are ignorant of the law, is not an excuse,” he said.
The minister also wondered why the party had to go to the Independent National Electoral Commission for directions to obey Supreme Court judgment.
Describing it as unfortunate, the minister said that a political party should rely on INEC on what to do.
“You see, when you shoot yourself, you will say it is somebody that shot you. Continue to shoot yourself. I will not be a party to those that will shoot myself.
“When you don't know something, ask the right person. Forget ego, if you want to learn, come and meet us, we will teach you how to go about it,” Wike said.
Similarly, Sen. Godswill Akpabio says President Bola Tinubu is interested in seeing a vibrant opposition and urged the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to quickly resolve its leadership crises.
The senate president, who represented Tinubu at the event, stressed the need for opposition parties, including the Labour Party to reorganise their party to be able to play the role of opposition.
"However you people got yourselves into this confusion, try and get yourself out of it very quickly.
“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is interested in seeing a vibrant opposition.
“As a true democrat, we would like to see a very vibrant opposition in the country.
“It saddens Tinubu when he sees the way the opposition in Nigeria is in disarray,” he said.
Akpabio disclosed that he received and read a letter from the Labour Party, adding that it was not only PDP that was in disarray.
“Even the Labour Party is cracked and people who are strong members of the party are angling to run Nigeria when they cannot put a small political party like that in order," he said.
"Sen. Neda Imasuen representing Edo South in the Senate just decamped this afternoon from the Labour Party and moved from the left-hand side of the Senate to the right-hand side.
“I had to do that ritual. I'm not tired. I'm happy to receive them because our doors are open in the All Progressive Congress (APC).
“So, congratulations to Imasuen, who has decided to leave the fractured Labour Party to join the APC," Akpabio said.
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