Former spokesperson of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council, Kenneth Okonkwo, has alleged that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has effectively zoned its 2027 presidential ticket to Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike.…….CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
Speaking on Channels TV’s breakfast show on Friday, Okonkwo accused Wike of imposing his will on the PDP while openly undermining the party.
“You were there when Wike said he will be supporting the presidential candidate of another political party. So where is it? And he has told you that anything and anybody that goes against whatever he says, he will ignite fire in his state, if he is a state governor. And he has told you that whatever he says is law,” Okonkwo said.
He recalled how Wike insisted on Samuel Anyanwu as PDP’s National Secretary, despite opposition from the South East, which had backed Udo Okoye for the position.
“The South East, entire South East, said they preferred a secretary, Udo Okoye, for the political party, and if it’s not given to them, they are going to leave PDP. Wike said, no, it has to be Samuel Anyanwu. And today it’s Samuel Anyanwu,” he added.
Okonkwo explained that the Supreme Court judgment, which affirmed Anyanwu’s position, merely reinforced the right of parties to choose their leaders, not an endorsement of Wike’s stance.
“What the Supreme Court simply said in the judgment is that the political parties have the right to choose whoever they so choose, and the court has no jurisdiction to interfere in what any political party has decided,” he noted.
Describing Wike’s posture as “anti-party,” Okonkwo questioned why he openly supports another party’s candidate.
“Is it not crude anti-party to say you’re supporting the presidential candidate of another political party in the coming election? In 2023 he pretended he had a reason. In 2027 what’s the reason? And he has made it open, so there’s no party like PDP. PDP, by Wike their leader, has already chosen their presidential candidate, and they have zoned the Presidential ticket to him, and that’s Bola Ahmed Tinubu,” Okonkwo claimed.…….CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
