A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party led by Kabiru Turaki has challenged Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike to carry out his threat of shutting down its operational office.
The dispute follows comments made by Wike during his monthly media chat, where he questioned the legitimacy of the Turaki led group and challenged it to openly demonstrate that it was operating as an authentic faction of the party. The minister also warned that any office being used by the group could be sealed off.
Responding to the remarks, Ibrahim Abdullahi, a former PDP deputy national publicity secretary and private principal secretary to Turaki, insisted that the faction already operates from an active office.
“We have been operating from an office. He knows the location; he should come there and take over the office if he can,” Abdullahi said. “It is a temporary office, but we are meeting there and carrying out our functions.”
Abdullahi also warned that the internal crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party was deepening political instability in the country. He described the situation as pushing Nigeria towards what he called a Hobbesian state of anarchy “where life is brutish, short, and nasty.”
Meanwhile, Ini Ememobong, spokesperson for the Turaki faction, accused Wike of making misleading claims about the group’s operations and finances.
“His delusional boast of dealing with banks that will open accounts for us is delusional, as he is already aware that we are operating accounts of the party, which is why his group of friends are receiving money through private accounts,” Ememobong said.
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