‘It’s unfortunate but they are free to go”- Nyesom Wike speaks on Rivers lawmakers’ defection to APC

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has said the 16 defected members of the Rivers State House of Assembly are free to leave the Peoples Democratic Party, adding that his camp would continue to work with the remaining lawmakers still loyal to the PDP. Wike stated this on Friday while addressing journalists after inspecting the ongoing construction of an interchange bridge connecting Maitama, Gishiri, Jahi, and Gwarimpa in Abuja. Well, its unfortunate. I have always said that everybody has the right to make a choice. The party is fully factionalised. And the requirement of the Constitution is that when a party is factionalised, they are allowed to leave the party. You will see that its not everybody who has left. I believe 16 or 17 of them have left out of 27. We still have a good number, about 10, and we will continue to work together. They never told me, but they have a right, he said.The former Rivers State Governor also stated that he remained in the PDP, urging the party to put its house in order. Im still in the PDP. So those who have remained, well continue to work together. And I have said to the party, put your house in order. Because at the end of the day, if you dont put your house in order, its the party that will lose. And we still ask the party to work together to see how the remaining members will be a relevant opposition. But they chose not to. So for me, those who have left are free. But those who remain in the party, we will continue to work together” he saidSixteen out of the twenty-seven lawmakers in the State House of Assembly including the Speaker, Martins Amaewhule, announced their defection from the PDP to the ruling All Progressives Congress during a plenary session today December 5. The post Its unfortunate but they are free to go”- Nyesom Wike speaks on Rivers lawmakers defection to APC appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.