I Won’t Defect To APC, Wike Tells Loyalists

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has reaffirmed his commitment to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), despite the party’s ongoing crisis.

Wike said he prefers to stay in the PDP and fight than defect to the All Progressives Congress, APC.

He spoke at a media parley to mark his one year in office as FCT Minister on Wednesday.

He vowed to fight to correct the injustices within the party and ensure that the rights of members are protected.

According to the minister: “I will not leave PDP even when the fight at home (Rivers State) and at the national level gets tougher. I will fight to the last. I am not prepared to join the APC. I have said it and I want to repeat it again.

“The work I am doing here was handed over to me by the president. And I am focused on achieving the task before me.

“I will not fold my arms and allow the party I have suffered for over the years to continuously do injustice to members. I will not accept that.”

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Wike had ensured stiff opposition in the PDP from the party’s former presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar and Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State.

Though a member of the opposition party, President Bola Tinubu had appointed Wike as the FCT Minister.