At a press conference in Abuja, Damagum said Wike was not above the party and it would be proven at the right time.
By Jeffrey Agbo
Acting National Chairman of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Umar Damagum, on Tuesday said the minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and all who worked against the party at the 2023 polls would be sanctioned in due time.
Wike is yet to officially join the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress, despite being part of the president’s cabinet. His disagreement with the PDP leadership on allocating top party positions based on geo-political zones, among other reasons, forced him to work against the PDP at the poll.
At a press conference in Abuja, Damagum said Wike was not above the party and it would be proven at the right time.
Damagum said, “Our stand about Wike, I have always said this thing that as long as you are a member of the PDP, there is a time for everything. My duty is to stabilise this party and not to cause crisis. And I will continue to do that within the confines of reason.
“When things go out of hand, we will act. But meanwhile, we still see it within the ambit of the law. Mind you, we have other litigation going on in this party and we won’t want to plunge our party into another crisis.
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“And let me tell you something, it’s not only Wike, there are other people who worked against this party. When we get to that level we will sanction everybody. If Wike believes he is above this party, we will be able to show him that he is not above this party.”
Damagum, who noted that there was never a time Wike said he is not a member of the PDP, added that the party’s yet-to-be-inaugurated 2023 review committee will present a report and recommend appropriate sanctions against those involved in anti-party activities.
“They are to review what happened in 2023 and come out with a report not only about one person, but every person who has in one way or another engaged in anti-party. Then after that, we will see what kind of measure to take,” he added.
