Fubara: Wike Showing Obvious Sign Of Fear Of Losing Tinubu’s Attention – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has claimed that Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, is worried about losing the favour of President Bola Tinubu.

In a statement issued on Monday by its spokesperson, Ini Ememobong, the party claimed that Wike was afraid that his political grip on Rivers State was declining.

Ememobong was responding to comments made by Wike during his end-of-year media chat.

The statement reads, “All through the interview, minister Wike showed obvious signs of fear of losing the attention of the President, his slipping grip of Rivers State, and his frustration with the unbending nature of the true leadership of the PDP at the national level.”

The governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, defected from the PDP to the All Progressives Congress (APC) early this month, a move Wike reportedly attempted to prevent.

The FCT minister reportedly kicked against Fubara’s defection, as the PDP structure in Rivers, which he once controlled, has now aligned with the APC.

Ememobong said Wike’s repeated public declarations that he is a strong supporter of Tinubu, while still claiming membership of the PDP, amounted to open anti-party activity.

He stated that the minister’s actions confirm the basis for the disciplinary action taken against him, describing his conduct as incompatible with democratic norms and party loyalty.

The PDP spokesperson accused Wike of consistently instigating internal crises within the PDP to advance personal political interests.

“Since he assumed office as governor of Rivers state in 2015, Wike has been a recurrent troublemaker in the leadership of the PDP,” he said.

Ememobong claimed Wike had a role in successive leadership battles in the PDP, including his involvement in the removal of Ali Modu Sheriff as national chairman, his later opposition to Uche Secondus after backing his emergence, and his push for Iyorchia Ayu’s appointment before subsequently leading calls for his removal.

“Wike’s politics thrives on perpetual conflict, feeding on attention and seeking relevance through calculated disruption, and when starved of attention, seeks to destroy everything.

“The cumulative effect of these actions is a deliberate creation of tension and division, often deployed as leverage to advance narrow political objectives,” the PDP spokesperson said.