Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has asked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to apologise to him and some of his colleagues before they would work with the party in the upcoming offseason governorship elections.
Wike also pointed out that the PDP has to realise its mistakes which contributed to the loss of its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, in the 2023 general election.
He spoke against the background of the inclusion of his name in the list of PDP members to lead the party’s campaign for the re-election of Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa state.
In an interview with ChannelsTV’s Politics Today, Wike said the PDP should have contacted him before including his name in the campaign council for the Bayelsa governorship election.
Wike asked his party leadership to beg for him and the “G5 Governors” before agreeing to join the campaign train.
He said: “The PDP has to apologise to me and some of my colleagues before I can work with them in the Bayelsa elections.
“I left my state very elated, very happy, like a hero. I worked in favour of justice, working in favour of equity and fairness.
“You can’t enrol me into any team. Whatever I will do, I will do. If I want to enter APC today, I will talk to my people,” the former Rivers governor said.
