PDP group: Wike fighting to keep our party away from vampires

The PDP Progressives Pillars, a group in the Peoples Democratic Party, says Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), is fighting to keep the party from “vampires”.

On Saturday, the south-south zone of the PDP re-elected Dan Orbih, an ally of Wike, as its chairman. But Debo Ologunagba, PDP spokesperson, disowned the congress, saying the NWC was not involved in the exercise.

This had led to further polarisation of the opposition party as different factions attempts to take control of the party structure.

Speaking after a meeting on Saturday in Abuja, Samuel Obande, leader of the group, commended Wike for his commitment to the growth and continual formidable existence of the PDP.

Obande said Wike has done outstandingly well in uniting the party and bringing together all discordant tunes.

He described Wike as a straightforward leader capable of bringing the PDP out from its present quagmire.

“We commend his steadfastness and consistent unquantifiable financial contributions and his sacrifice in fostering the growth of the party and enhancing trust, team play, inclusivity and in building confidence along all strata of the party,” Obande said.

“Wike is not a pretender and cannot be fooled by the desperate undertakers who want to sell the PDP or take it to its early grave.

“We believe that all these are eloquent verifiable evidence of his commitment and unambiguous goodwill and clear intentions to see the PDP back on its feet again against the false judgment of gainsayers and enemies of the party.

“We wonder why despite all that the FCT minister is doing for the PDP, some distractor and mischief makers, are still hell bent on not only pulling him down but instigating campaigns of calumny aimed at destabilizing the fragile unity of the PDP. Describing them as vampires who must be kept away from the party.”

The group said it is also in support of Samuel Anyanwu, the PDP national secretary. Obande said the group is seeking the face of God and his intervention through prayers for Anyanwu.