I have the support of PDP leaders to serve under Tinubu-Wike

 I have the support of PDP leaders to serve under Tinubu-Wike

•Says those calling for his suspension are ‘reggae dancers’

The newly sworn-in Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike has disclosed that he informed some key People Democratic Party’s(PDP’s) leaders before taking up his appointment to serve in President Bola Tinubu’s Cabinet.

Wike, a two-term governor of Rivers State under the PDP, disclosed this while speaking at a press conference shortly after being sworn in as a minister under the government of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday. 

He noted that the PDP national, zonal and state chairmen were all in support of his decision to accept President Tinubu’s offer. Adding that he also extended his consultation to the minority leaders of the House of Representatives, the Senate, and his state governor. 

According to the former governor, all the PDP leaders told him to “take that appointment”; therefore, he urged Nigerians to ignore the “bad belle losers” calling for his suspension from the PDP. 

Speaking further, Wike revealed that no less than 10 governors of the PDP submitted names to President Bola Tinubu for appointment.

He said out of the 10 PDP governors who responded to President Tinubu’s request to submit names for appointments,  he was the only one being called out.

He described those calling for his suspension in the PDP as “reggae dancers” while urging the public to ignore them and focus on the real deal.

 His statement reads in part: “I laugh at those Reggae dancers in PDP discussing suspension—ridiculous people. Ignore them, and let’s focus on serious matters. There’s no PDP Governor who didn’t make nominations for Mr President. All of them made ten nominations each.”