The Peoples Democratic Party PDP has stated that the ruling All Progressives Congress APC has no right to complain about the conduct of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.
In a statement issued on Tuesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, the PDP insisted that the APC must bear the political consequences of its own decisions in Rivers State.
According to the opposition party, Wike is no longer a member of the PDP, accusing the APC of deliberately engaging him for political advantage and now raising objections because the relationship has become problematic.
The statement followed a public exchange between Wike and the APC National Secretary, Senator Ajibola Basiru, over political developments in Rivers State. Wike had clashed with Basiru after the APC official publicly backed Rivers State Governor Sim Fubara.
“The National Secretary of the APC may genuinely not know who is or is not a member of the PDP, and may therefore be relying on outdated information suggesting that Wike was a PDP member,” the statement said.
“Wike was expelled from the PDP, along with his supporters, and that is why we sympathise with the problem the APC has brought upon itself by engaging Wike, someone they now lack the moral or legal standing to disown.
“The law does not allow you to benefit from a wrong you created, nor can you complain of a voluntary injury. You cannot complain about an act you willingly undertook. So they should manage the situation they have created. After all, what was once seen as an asset has now become a liability, and they must deal with it,” the PDP added.
