As the organs of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) began their meetings in Abuja on Wednesday, former national chairman of the party, Prince Uche Secondus, has cautioned the National Executive Committee (NEC) not to succumb to the tricks of the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike.

In a statement of advice ahead of Thursday’s meeting of the committee, Secondus alleged that the former Rivers State governor is attempting to use the PDP to maintain his relevance with President Bola Tinubu.

Though a minister in the All Progressives Congress (APC) government, Wike insists on his membership of the opposition party.

Secondus cautioned that the main opposition party must do everything humanly possible and within the law to rescue and restore the party’s glory.

According to a statement issued by his media adviser, Ike Abonyi, the former party boss advised that “Wike’s busybodying gimmick should not distract them as the drowning Minister of FCT, is trying hard to create a non-existent crisis in the party to make himself relevant before his boss President Bola Ahmed Tinubu who is already getting fed up with his nuisance of bringing politics into the governance of the FCT.”

The statement added: “By deviously trying to create the impression that he is in a tussle of supremacy with the 2023 presidential candidate of the party and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Wike who is copiously losing political relevance everywhere from Rivers to Abuja is trying to give the impression that he is a factor in PDP and holding it for his APC interest.

“The critical structures of this party, NEC, BOT, National Caucus, forum of Governors, Chairmen of states and National Assembly caucus of the party must rise to the challenge and isolate mischief makers and meddlers like Wike and move the party forward.”

The former national chairman charged the party leaders not to fall into Wike’s trick by giving him “undeserved relevance which he no longer possesses.”

“I expect the founding fathers and other dedicated members to rise to the challenge and return this great party to its glory by ensuring as they always do at critical moments that nobody or group is greater or bigger than this party,” Secondus maintained. (TRIBUNE)

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