Former Jigawa Governor Sule Lamido has strongly criticized Nyesom Wike, the current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), calling for his removal from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Lamido expressed his frustration over what he described as the party’s inability to deal with members who have acted against its values and unity.
Lamido, who was notably absent from the PDP’s National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held on Tuesday in Abuja, said he would no longer participate in any PDP gatherings until Wike and others he labeled “impostors” are removed from the party.
He said, “Wike is a disaster and a product of the PDP, the party that made him important. But now, he aims to ruin it,” Lamido said.
“I refuse to attend PDP meetings when they have fake members there. I am still a loyal member, but I won’t dignify this nonsense.”
Lamido also criticized the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, for sealing the PDP national secretariat, a move he attributed to Wike.
“Shutting down the PDP secretariat, the very institution that aided your political career, is un-African, un-Nigerian, and a huge abuse of power,” he said.
“Wike’s mindset is flawed; he lacks the cultural and moral foundation that our political tradition requires.”
Lamido also criticized the PDP’s National Working Committee, NWC, for failing to expel Wike and others allegedly involved in anti-party activities.
“What is the NWC afraid of exactly?” he asked.
“Why hasn’t Wike been kicked out? Why is former Governor of Benue, Samuel Ortom, still holding a position in the Board of Trustees after openly endorsing Tinubu?
“These are fundamental breaches. If this party is to survive, it must cleanse itself.”
Lamido praised the President for giving defaulters a 14-day ultimatum to pay outstanding FCT ground rents.
He alleged that Wike ordered the closure of the PDP headquarters in order to gain favor with Tinubu, stating that the President will eventually abandon him for his insincerity.
“Ironically, the man Wike is trying to impress was the one who called him to order. That tells you everything,” Lamido said.
“Even Tinubu is beginning to see that Wike is unreliable, lacking tradition and pedigree. And I assure you, he will soon abandon him too.”
Lamido also addressed concerns about Nigeria sliding into a one-party state, calling it “state-sponsored sabotage.”
