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A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has congratulated the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the steps taken so far in reviving the party.
Eze hailed the PDP over the expulsion of former Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike and others, saying that the rebirth of the main opposition party is a big blow President Bola Tinubu’s alleged one-party-state agenda.
The APC chieftain urged former Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, former Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido, and Prof Jerry Gana to reject Wike, saying that the Federal Capital Territory, FCT Minister, portends danger to Nigeria’s democracy
Eze ccommended the National Chairman of PDP, Kabiru Turaki, SAN for the steps he has taken so far in repositioning the party and urged him to liaise with the ADC leadership and join forces to ease out Tinubu before he turns the country into a one party State.
He noted that in spite of concerted efforts by anti democratic forces to frustrate the conduct of the exercise of the November national convention of the PDP, genuine founding members and party leaders fought tooth and nail to ensure that the national convention held peacefully and as planned.
Eze, a founding member of the PDP right from 1998, said in his statement on Monday, “I congratulate genuine leaders of PDP for the successful conduct of the Ibadan elective convention.
“In spite of the unpatriotic efforts of anti-party forces and undemocratic elements led by Minister Nyesom Wike to thwart the convention, the will of God prevailed.
“Wike and his foot soldiers, apparently on a mission for the APC to annihilate the PDP and other opposition parties, forgot it was the same party that moulded and shaped their political portfolio and relevance in contemporary Nigeria.
“Will history be kind and fair to Wike and his loyalists, as they work round the clock to bring down a party that made them what they are today. Certainly, the answer is capital NO.”
Chief Eze was reacting on the conduct of the PDP national convention held in Ibadan, where the party in what many Nigerians described as “bold and timely” the decision to expel Wike and others from the PDP over anti party activities.
“Not minding that we are no longer members of the party we laboured to float, however, as a democrat and patriotic Nigerian, it will be stupid of me to stand aloof and allow evil forces to obliterate a party they didn’t know how it was formed, Eze stated.
“Therefore, I am fully in support of the expulsion of Wike, Ayo Fayose, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, Umar Bature, Adeyemi Ajibade (SAN), Mohammed Abdulrahman, Senator Mao Ohuabunwa, Austine Nwachukwu, Abraham Amah, George Turner, and Chief Dan Orbih, for anti-party activities and fostering disunity with series of litigation against the interests of the party.”
For issuing the expulsion certificates to Wike and Ayodele Fayose and nine others Eze described the excerise as truly a decisive move to sanitise its ranks ahead of the 2027 elections.
Eze submitted that the recent PDP national convention is a perfect 2025 Christmas gift to Nigeria and Nigerians, particularly to late Dr Alex Ekweme, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Chief Tony Anenih, late Dr Alex Ekwueme, late Chief Solomon Lar, late Alhaji Abubakar Rimi, late Bola Ige, late Alhaji Adamu Ciroma amongst others who were all the foundation Fathers of PDP.
The politician asked Nigerians to be thankful to the current leadership of the PDP that defied all devilish plots, nefarious activities and unlawful grand design of Wike and the APC to exterminate the PDP.
According to Eze, the success recorded at the Ibadan convention unsettled, rattled Wike and his co-undemocratic forces.
“They don’t want any strong opposition, they want to kill and bury PDP in the Mediterranean gulf, just to actualize President Tinubu’s grand plot of foisting a one party state on Nigerians.
“But I thank God, who in his infinite mercy, heard the supplications of Nigerians and ensured that the PDP National Convention held as scheduled despite legal impediments posed by some enemies of progress.
“The emergence of new national executive committee members signals rebirth of a new political order and PDP.
“Certainly, their selfish plot has failed and will continue to scatter like a pack of cards. The resurgence of PDP has dealt a heavy blow on the Tinubu-led APC government’s frantic but subtle moves and heinous agenda to make Nigeria, a one-party State” Eze posited.
2027: ‘Their selfish plot failed’ – APC chieftain slams Tinubu, Wike, hails PDP
