THE NYESOM WIKE FACTOR IN PDP’S FINAL DISINTEGRATION

It is necessary to write this story now if PDP as a party must get it right in the up coming presidential election.

There is a famous saying that pride goes before a fall. Many have learnt that lesson over the years. There are those who believe that history can be changed by doing the same thing to solve like problems even when it failed in the past.

We also have another typical Nigerian problem, those who believe that money overrides wisdom, integrity and intellect. We have also seen how power corrupts and blinds, it can take a person from “we” to “I” excluding others from decision taking.

Governor Nyesom Wike was former Governor Rotimi Ameachi’s boy, whom after been helped saw the need to step on the toes of his predecessor. We all viewed the battle between the two. Wike had to go all the way to the supreme Court just to retain his office.

It wasn’t long before the party was faced with another saga which concerned Senator Ali Modu Sheriff. Wike had approached him to rescue the party and brought him in as the interim chairman serving out the term of his predecessor. Having achieved their purpose they proceeded to dump Sheriff which ended up in many court battles. Succeeding in removing Sheriff from office, in came Makarfi who sat as the caretaker Chairman until a convention was conducted and Secondus was elected as the National Chairman of the PDP.

Now, since the contest within the party started, we have read many grumblings and reckless statements from Makarfi which gives many of us the impression that perhaps he was promised the ticket for the presidency if he played ball and help get rid of Sheriff.

The bad decisions made by Governor Nyesom Wike does not end there. He fails to see the need to work with the leaders of party and other governors to come up with the best solution going forward into the presidential election scheduled for next year. He prides himself as the richest state’s Governor. Hence, the convention must be held in Port Harcourt and he supports Governor Tambuwal. No issues there, everyone has a preference. The problem is when such a preference is forced on the party. The other problem is when the PDP NWC and it’s leaders are rubbished, removed from a position of objective umpire, by the National Chairman of PDP, Secondus by holding them hostage at the Ibadan Airport for 4 hours forcing them to wait for Governor Tambuwal to campaign to the delegates there.

I trust that Governor Nyesom Wike is aware that if the PDP fails to secure the presidency in 2019 the he will definitely not return for a second term.

They say what an old man sees sitting down, a child cannot see it standing on a mountain. A word is enough for the wise. We are sure he will learn from the failing of his friend in Ekiti who thought he alone could do it all.

The wise listens to good counsel. Wike, please don’t lead the people’s hope for a new Nigeria into shambles.

God bless Nigeria. God bless PDP.