Wike Slams Ayu Over ‘PDP Has Brought Us Shame’ Comment

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has accused the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of working against the party.

Naija News reported that Ayu, while speaking during the rally held at the Sani Abacha Stadium on Thursday, erroneously said PDP has brought shame to Nigeria.

Ayu, however, corrected himself seconds after committing the blunder and said APC, but not before it was captured on video.

Reacting to the development at the flag-off of the Rivers PDP governorship rally in Eleme Local Government Area of the state, Wike said Ayu’s comment shows he is working against the party.

The Rivers governor asserted that the party’s national leadership under Ayu is bringing shame on the party.

He said: “When you see undertakers, you will see those who came to kill this party. But the party will not die; they will die first. I didn’t know they are wicked to this party. No wonder they left this party and joined ACN before.

“He (Ayu) said they will not allow PDP to be in power. Is that a good chairman? Is that not anti-party? Is the chairman not doing anti-party? Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks. For us in Rivers state, our own party is a good party. Our own is a party that has done Rivers state well.”

On the lingering new naira scarcity in the country, Wikesaid as an opposition party, the PDP should stand by the masses who are victims of the policy.

The governor added that instead of the parry identifying with the masses who are suffering, the PDP is happy with the policy that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the cabal brought that is making Nigerians suffer.

He added: “This is supposed to be an opposition party; is it not? A party that is supposed to identify with the masses. This is a party that is saying the ruling party is not doing well. It is not? It means that for anything that affects the masses, we must be in support of the masses.

“Are you happy that you have money in the bank and you can’t get your money? Will you be happy? Are you happy?.

“Since the central bank came with this madness, is it not affecting you? But you see my problem, instead of our party identifying with the masses, the leadership of the party at the national level is now saying they are happy with what the central bank is doing. Is that good?

“Instead of us identifying with the masses who are suffering, you’re saying that you are happy with the policy that the Central Bank and the cabal brought that is making us suffer. You’re saying that it is good. We in Rivers state, we will not support it.”