PDP is not Wike’s personal property, says Bode George

Bode George, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has dismissed claims that Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), controls the party.

In an interview on Arise Television’s ‘Morning Show’, George described such assertions as “a fallacy”.

He said Wike, like every other member, joined the PDP as an individual and does not own the party.

“If you start thinking that it is only because of his money that he remains a member of the party, wait until the NEC will meet and take decisive actions on all those who have committed anarchy,” he said, referring to the party’s national executive committee (NEC).

“When did Wike join the party? Who said he owns it? Okay. He has contributed his quota, yes. But to say he owns the party, that’s a fallacy. It’s impossible.”

He contrasted the PDP’s structure with that of the All Progressives Congress (APC), which he described as “a party owned by one individual”.

“That is when you would know that the party is very much awake. We are not like a party owned by one individual like APC,” he added.

George insisted that the PDP remains “very much awake” and capable of addressing internal challenges.

On the ongoing crisis within the party, George called on party elders to intervene.

“There is no organisation anywhere in the world where you will not have a crisis,” George said.

“But your ability to close your doors, tell yourself some home truths, and reassess the areas of friction will be a measure of your competence to the public. I don’t see this as a breaking point. It’s a lesson. It’s a deep lesson for us.

“When you have a crisis within the party, like we have now, or between the legislative arm, the executive arm, and the party, it is the responsibility of the elders, the custodian of the liabilities and the assets of the party to weigh in.”