Former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido, has criticized the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for purportedly allowing President Bola Tinubu to intervene in the political feud between Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike.
Lamido questions the PDP’s passivity, labeling it as irresponsible to let a rival party member settle internal disputes. He urges the PDP to stand up against what he describes as the encroachment of APC’s influence in the party’s affairs.
According to him; “Pray, do we still have the National Working Committee of the PDP? Or better still, do we have a party called PDP?
“If we have one of the two, how come their total absence in the saga playing out in the PDP family in Rivers? Is the docility of the leadership of the PDP so comatose to the extent that President Tinubu of APC, our sworn rival and opponent, is now the grand patriarch of PDP?
“It is inconceivable that a political party will simply sit back and allow its fortunes taken over by a rapacious scavenger, the APC.
“What President Tinubu did in the so-called peace meeting is not brokering peace in Rivers State, but using his office to enhance the fortunes of his political party.
“There are many areas yearning for peace in the country where President Tinubu’s political expertise, sagacity, and wisdom are needed. What skills has he applied to stop the killings of citizens in Nigeria, which is his primary responsibility, which he has conveniently looked away?
“Unwittingly, the so-called peace accord in Rivers only planted the mines, which will definitely explode in the not-too-distant future, with collateral consequences on the entire country. Asari Mujaheed Tokubo and Chief Edwin Clark have alluded to this last week.”
Lamido further advised Governor Fubara to disregard the signed document, claiming it was done under duress, fear, intimidation, and blackmail. He concludes by urging the PDP leadership to either assert its authority or step down for more competent individuals to take charge.
In his words: “To Governor Fubara of Rivers State, the document you signed was under an environment not friendly to real conflict resolution, and it was presided over by the force of fear, intimidation and blackmail. Therefore, shred the document and toss it into trash can.
“Governor Fubara may wish to know that President Tinubu, who chaired the meeting, was running with the deer and hunting with hound!”