A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by Kabiru Turaki has challenged Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike to carry out his threat to shut down its operational office.
The dispute followed remarks made by Wike during his monthly media chat, where he questioned the legitimacy of the Turaki-led group and dared it to publicly prove it was functioning as a genuine faction of the party. He also warned that any office being used by the group could be sealed.
Reacting to the comments, Ibrahim Abdullahi, a former PDP deputy national publicity secretary and private principal secretary to Turaki, maintained that the faction already operates from a functioning office.
“We have been operating from an office. He knows the location; he should come there and take over the office if he can,” Abdullahi said. “It is a temporary office, but we are meeting there and carrying out our functions.”
Abdullahi further warned that the ongoing crisis within the PDP was worsening political instability in the country. He described the situation as pushing Nigeria toward what he called a Hobbesian state of anarchy “where life is brutish, short, and nasty.”
Also speaking, spokesperson of the Turaki faction, Ini Ememobong, accused Wike of making false claims about the group’s activities and finances.
“His delusional boast of dealing with banks that will open accounts for us is delusional, as he is already aware that we are operating accounts of the party, which is why his group of friends are receiving money through private accounts,” Ememobong said.
