Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has suggested that the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, consider defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in order to better serve the ruling party.
Sani, in an interview with Findwhosabi, expressed that Wike, the former Governor of Rivers State, should leave the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to fulfill its role as an opposition party.
Sani proposed that Wike’s position would be more respected if he joined the APC, allowing him to work without distrust from both the APC and the PDP. He emphasized that dividing his allegiance between the two parties could lead to confusion and instability in his political career.
Sani commented, “My advice is for Nyesom Wike to simply defect to the APC where he will be able to serve the party and also leave the PDP to play its role as an opposition party. It will be more respectable for him to join the APC and work without being distrusted by both sides because if he continues to divide his legs between the APC and the PDP, he will lead a very confused, disorganised and unstable political career.
“So, he has a lot to deliver. As a minister of the FCT, I have no doubt about his capacity as a performer. He will bring sanity to Abuja, but he is still being seen as a Judas, and the position he is occupying is his own 30 pieces of silver, and that is not a good position. The best thing is for him to defect so that he can work very well for President Tinubu and also for the APC.”
Sani also criticized the PDP for its perceived failure to discipline members like Wike who worked against the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, in the 2023 elections. He urged the PDP to define its stance as a strong opposition party rather than losing its position to other parties like the Labour Party.
Sani concluded, “The PDP has relinquished power to the APC and is now also relinquishing its role as the opposition to the Labour Party. To retain its relevance, the PDP must uphold its principles, focus, and standing in Nigerian politics.”