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Ministerial List: Wike on His Way Out of PDP, Says Ex-Minister Bio



Ahead of today’s meeting by the Peoples Democratic Party ((PDP) stakeholders, a former Minister of Transportation, Ibrahim Bio, in the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan, has said it was apparent that the erstwhile governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, would be leaving the party soon.


Bio stated this while reacting to Wike ‘s ministerial nomination during an interview on Arise Television.


He said it was evident that Wike would leave the PDP, because he could not combine being a leader of the party in Rivers State and minister under the All Progressives Congress-led administration.


“Nyesom Wike is the only PDP card-carrying member on the ministerial list. I don’t know how he will marry that with being a leader of the PDP in Rivers State,” he said
The acting national chairman of the PDP, Ambassador Iliya Damagum, had on Sunday, summoned a meeting of the party stakeholders to discuss issues affecting the PDP, including the nomination of the former governor of Rivers State, who was recently nominated minister in the President Bola Tinubu administration.


Wike had obtained a court order restraining the National Working Committee (NWC) from suspending and expelling him.


A source from the PDP meeting with Atiku Abubakar and other stakeholders told THISDAY that if the issue of Wike comes up for discussion at the Monday meeting that a position would be taken on it.


However, the PDP was still on the side of caution because as at press time, the former governor had kept quiet on whether he would accept the ministerial offer or not.

The senate screening of the ministerial nominees is expected to commence Monday.

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