Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, has responded to Chief Bode George’s recent comments, particularly regarding the sealing of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Secretariat in Abuja.
Last week, the elder statesman and PDP chieftain criticized Wike, calling his action “absolutely sacrilegious, unacceptable and culturally inadmissible,” and accused him of betraying the party that “brought him to life.”
However, during a media parley on Monday, Wike disagreed with George’s assertion.
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He argued that it is individuals who popularize parties and enable them to win elections, not the other way around.
“Bode George said the PDP made me; it gave me a national name. I agree. The party cannot make you; you’re the one who makes the party popular to win elections. The party cannot say we are popular; it is you, individuals, who make the party popular,” Wike stated.
Questioning George’s logic, Wike challenged, “I agree that PDP made me. Ask Bode George, who did PDP make in Lagos? If it’s that party that makes… who in Lagos did the party make?”
He pointed out that since 1999, the PDP has not produced any popular politician in the National Assembly from Lagos.
Wike concluded by asserting his significant contributions to the PDP, stating, “Since 1999, not one assembly, not one house of rep, not senate, not anything. And then, you’re talking to me who has laboured, campaigned and worked for the party to be the major party in the state and at national level.”
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