*Advises Ortom to shun party’s ‘kangaroo‘ disciplinary panel
Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has declared that his Benue State counterpart, Samuel Ortom, will not appear before the National Disciplinary Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), over his alleged engagement in anti-party activities.
Wike also described as a nullity, the suspension of former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose and others, for anti-party activities by the National Working Committee (NWC) of the PDP.
Wike spoke on Thursday evening in Port Harcourt, while reacting to NWC decision to refer Ortom to the party’s disciplinary committee and suspension of Fayose, and others.
He said: “I want to state clearly and let members of the party and Nigerians hear it clearly, the National Working Committee made up of Dr Iyorchia Ayu, who they say is the chairman of the party; Sam Anyanwu, the national secretary and other members of NWC cannot suspend Ayo Fayose, not to talk about referring governor Ortom to national disciplinary committee.”
Wike described the decision of the NWC to refer Governor Ortom to the party’s National Disciplinary Committee as the height of all insult.
“Referring a governor to your so-called national disciplinary committee is the height of all insult, and we will not take it. Therefore, be ready for whatever you see as far as this our party is concerned,” he fumed, adding that Ortom would not appear before the PDP National Disciplinary Committee.
“Governor Ortom, who has stood firm for the unity of this country; governor Ortom who has come out openly to say that Nigeria must be one, is not the type you will say you’ll refer to that your kangaroo committee,” Wike further argued.