Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, says the leadership of the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) committed anti-party activity when it failed to zone
the presidential ticket to the south.
Kelvin Ebiri, Wike’s special assistant on media, said in a
statement that the governor spoke on Wednesday when some senators-elect visited
him at his residence in Rumueprikom, Obio/Akpor LGA of the state.
In the build-up to the PDP primary in May 2022, some party
stakeholders demanded that the presidential ticket be zoned to the south.
However, the party ditched zoning, throwing the contest for
the presidential ticket open.
Wike said the decision of the PDP leadership to abandon
zoning was in “clear violation of the party’s constitution” which led to the
party’s defeat in the presidential election on February 5.
He said section 7(3)(c) of the PDP constitution demands that
in the principles of equity, justice, and fairness the party “shall adhere” to
the policy of rotation of elective and appointive offices.
“We are proud to have produced the three senators. Out of
the 13 house of reps, they have announced 10, and we (PDP) have taken nine. We
believe that when the election is done in the other ones, we will also emerge
victorious because Rivers state has always been with PDP as regards the issues
of our local elections,” he said.
“When our party
abandoned the principle of equity, fairness, and justice — when our party
abandoned the provisions of our constitution which is the highest anti-party anybody
can do, they also have to pay for it.
“If you see that your constitution says this is what you
should do, and you abandoned it, you have committed anti-party more than any
other thing. Our own is the unity of Nigeria, and that is what we stand for. Unity
of Nigeria is far above party interest.”
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