'Such an unruly person' - Dele Momodu said he would have fired Wike from PDP if he had the power

Popular publisher and journalist, Dele Momodu has said he would have fired Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike from the party he had the power to do so.

Momodu, who was the Director of Strategic Communications for the Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign Council made the comment when he appeared as a guest on Channels Television’s ‘Political Paradigm’ program aired on Tuesday, September 5.

“I don’t have the power, if I had the power, I would have fired him (Wike) long ago,” Momodu said.

Despite his dissatisfaction at the actions of the PDP Chieftain, Momodu didn't object to Wike’s ministerial appointment by President Bola Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress.

Recall that Wike, in a recent interview dared the party to expel him from the party for what some bigwigs of the party described as anti-party activities.

The former Rivers State governor asserted that he had yet to encounter a party leader who possessed the authority to suspend or expel him from the PDP.

He also claimed to be working for President Bola Tinubu and not the All Progressives Congress.

When questioned about his rationale for wanting to expel Wike from the party, Momodu responded, “Such an unruly person who wants to destroy our party? One individual cannot hold everybody to ransom. If we fought the military, Tinubu was part of those who fought the military in this country, and then, you will now allow a civilian dictatorship?”

Prior to the 2023 elections, Wike and four other former governors, collectively known as the G-5 within the PDP, withdrew their support for the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, due to disagreements over power-sharing within the PDP.

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