Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said nobody in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) can question his membership or force him out of the party.
Wike while speaking during a media chat in Abuja on Monday, described himself as one of the PDP’s most loyal members.
He also criticised a senior party member, Bode George, over unpaid land fees in Abuja.
“I am still in the PDP. I have not seen anyone brave enough to tell me, ‘You’re not a PDP member.’ Who can say that? What have they done for the party that is more than what I’ve done?”
The minister recently canceled about 5,000 land titles in Abuja for unpaid fees, which one of these plots belongs to Bode George.
“Bode George is number 3092 on the list. His land was listed for not paying fees for ten years. At his level? At his level?,” he said
Wike mocked George’s political achievements in Lagos, “Since 1999, PDP in Lagos has not won even one seat in the House of Assembly, House of Representatives, or Senate. And you say the party made you? No, you make the party strong by your work.”
Although still in PDP, Wike said his main focus is supporting President Bola Tinubu’s government, “The only person I answer to is Mr. President. I am working to support this government and make positive changes.”
Wike who repeated his famous tough stance, said, “I enjoy stepping on the toes of big men. When they say ‘nothing will happen,’ I say ‘something will happen.’ And it will happen.
“Just because we go to the same church or mosque, you think you can break the rules? No. That kind of thinking is ruining this country.”
Wike further said that no one can remove him from PDP, “I have worked hard for this party. Nobody, I mean nobody, can tell me I don’t belong here.”
