By Daniel Tyokua
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has called on the Peoples Democratic Party faction backed by Oyo state Governor, Seyi Makinde, Taminu Turaki, and others to stop disregarding court ruling, describing it as “being fraudulent”
Speaking Wednesday during a media chat with journalists in Abuja, Wike dismissed claims of an interim leadership arrangement in the party, calling the action as illegal and deceptive.
Wike said, “When will people stop being fraudulent? You cannot disobey court judgments and then turn around to deceive Nigerians that you have a legitimate structure. That is not how democracy works,” he said.
The minister explained that only a court-recognised leadership can validly run the affairs of the party, warning that any parallel structure amounts to illegality.
“You don’t form a leadership in your bedroom and call it a national structure. Let them open an office anywhere and call it PDP secretariat I dare them. That is how you know what is real and what is not,” Wike stated.
He argued that ongoing attempts to constitute what he described as an “illegal caretaker arrangement” were efforts to mislead party members and the public, stressing that the judiciary had already provided clarity on the matter.
“The court has made it clear who should run the affairs of the party pending a lawful convention. You cannot ignore that and start setting up another structure. That is fraud 419,” he added.
Wike further criticised what he termed the erosion of integrity among some political actors, including senior lawyers and party leaders, accusing them of undermining institutions for personal gain.
“People you expect to uphold the law are the ones trying to bend it. That is the tragedy of our system,” he said.
