Chief Olabode George, a prominent member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its Board of Trustees, has strongly criticised Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), for overseeing the sealing of the PDP’s National Secretariat in Abuja.
Speaking in an interview with Arise Television on Monday, George denounced Wike’s actions as a betrayal of the party that had shaped his political rise.
He described the Minister’s conduct as not only disrespectful but also a reckless move with serious political consequences.
“In regards to the locking up of our Party Secretariat, it is absolutely sacrilegious, unacceptable and culturally inadmissible. The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Wike — this is the party that brought you to life,” George said.
The PDP chieftain likened the situation to a man sealing off his family house over an issue that could have been easily resolved.
“It’s like going back to your village and your family house hasn’t paid some ground rent, and you, as the local government chairman, lock it up. How much were we owing? Seven million naira — which you could easily pay,” he said.
George recalled how Wike rose politically within the PDP, saying the party gave him the platform to become a local government chairman, chief of staff, two-term governor of Rivers State, and even Minister of State.
“I want to challenge him that they should go and check that the property being used by APC at their headquarters in Abuja, could probably be the same thing. People could be careless. It is not a monumental amount of money,” he stated.
George described the sealing of the PDP secretariat as deliberate and malicious. The building was sealed hours before the party was scheduled to hold a crucial National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting.
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