The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, says the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Iyorchia Ayu, will be ousted irrespective of the vote of confidence passed on him by the National Executive Council (NEC) of the party.
Wike stated this on Saturday while mocking former National Chairman, Uche Secondus’ celebration of the vote of confidence passed on Ayu.
He spoke at a grand reception for scores of defectors from various political parties into the PDP at the Isaac Adaka Boro Park in Port Harcourt.
Wike reminded Secondus that it was not the first time that a National Chairman was ousted after a vote of confidence passed on him.
He added that the decision by NEC will not dissuade him and others from insisting that the prevailing structural imbalance within the party must be addressed.
The Herald earlier reported that Ayu urged the new acting Chairman of the PDP Board of Trustees (BoT), Senator Adolphus Wabara to appeal to Wike and other aggrieved members of the party to sheath their swords.
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“I was watching, listening. They say there is one man called Secondus. They say he was dancing, celebrating that NEC gave their person a vote of confidence. He forgets history.
“Ask him, the same NEC through Aliyu Babangida, who moved a motion for vote of confidence supported by the same person, Ndude Elumelu, they gave him a vote of confidence. What happened? He left the office.
“We don’t fight and go back. If you like you can have as many as 20 votes of confidence, it is not my business. My business and my team is to make sure the right thing is done.
“And the right thing must be done, whether today or tomorrow. So let nobody worry him or herself. If you are dancing, come home and dance. Come and mobilise for the person you think will win the election,” Wike said.
He said that when campaigns for the 2023 general elections start, everyone would know who is in charge of Rivers.
“We are here, I am here waiting for him. No more 419 in this game, no more 419 in this state. We have stopped all these 419 people. Enough is enough.
“You people should go home and rest. We know we are already waiting for the day set by INEC for them to blow the whistle.
“When they blow the whistle, we will know those who are in charge of Rivers State and those who are mere visitors to the state.
“You know we have those in Rivers State and those who come from Abuja. We stay here as those of us from Rivers State Monday to Sunday. Visitors come Friday and go back on Sunday,” Wike said.