Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has dared the national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to suspend him.
Wike stated this during a live media chat in Port Harcourt while reacting to members of other political parties visiting him amid the crisis rocking the PDP.
The governor said if PDP dares to suspend him, they should be ready to face the consequences.
He said the main opposition party knows what he could do if they take such a decision.
The governor said politicians across party visited him because he’s an asset.
Wike said, “I dare them to do it. They know what I can do. A child who says his father will not sleep, will also not sleep.
“If you are an asset people will come to you. Who is a pretty girl that people don’t want to talk to?”
Wike said if the PDP national chairman, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, wants the party to win the coming elections, he should step down for a Southerner to succeed him.
He said, “If Ayu says he loves this party so much and wants it to win elections, he should keep his word and leave.
“I heard if the PDP wins the election, the national chairman wants to be Secretary of the Government of the Federation. Somebody else wants to be Senate President.
“They have shared positions. They pressured the BoT chairman to resign. Why didn’t they pressure the national chairman to resign?
“The problem is that we have not won elections and we are too arrogant. All they know is name-calling. Wike did this, Wike camp did that. Why not address the issues?
“They are saying we can do without Wike. Some of those supporting Atiku are his enemies. Some of them are from Edo.”
