PDP Divided: Wike Leads Disputed South-South Zonal Congress in Calabar

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on Saturday challenged the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), regarding their stance on the South-South zonal congress.

Earlier reports indicated that PDP members loyal to Wike conducted the South-South PDP Zonal Congress on Saturday in Calabar, Cross River State, despite a court order against the exercise.

A High Court in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, had issued an interim injunction preventing the zonal congress from taking place.

However, Wike and his supporters, including former Cross River State Governor Donald Duke, participated and voted at the congress.

The party’s NWC distanced itself from the zonal congress, stating that the PDP was not involved in the “said gathering in Calabar.”

The main opposition party insisted it had not conducted its South-South Zonal Congress.

However, while delivering a goodwill message at the congress, the former Rivers State Governor asserted that there has never been a congress or convention where all delegates participated.

The FCT Minister charged delegates at the congress to elect officials who would defend and protect the party.

He said, “The South-South Zone is the strongest zone of the PDP in Nigeria. It has always been and will always be. There is no part of the constitution that says a congress should be postponed because of a wedding or travel.

“There has never been a congress where every delegate was present. I want to assure you that this is the final zonal congress of the South-South Zone. After the election today, no other zonal congress will hold.

“This is our job, our terrain, and we are not new to this. Nobody can intimidate me, and I don’t need to be a governor. Let us put ourselves together in truth and ensure our party remains united. We can only be united when we are truthful.”

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