Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has strongly rejected any future South-South zonal congress of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), declaring the one held in Calabar on Saturday as final.
During the congress, Wike challenged the PDP National Working Committee (NWC), asserting that the election was legitimate and final. “There has never been a congress where every delegate was present. The constitution did not say the National Working Committee should conduct a congress but the zone,” Wike emphasized.
He urged delegates to elect officials who would “defend and protect the party,” highlighting the significance of strong leadership for the party’s advancement. He boldly declared, “This is the final zonal congress of the South-South Zone, after the election today, no other zonal congress will hold.”
Dan Orbih, the zonal chairman, also shared his views, stating that the challenges faced by the party in the zone were self-inflicted and stressing the need for a fresh start to rebuild the party.
The PDP NWC, however, distanced itself from the congress, igniting further tension within the party’s ranks.
