‘Face your work in Abuja’ – Lagos PDP slams Wike over comment on Bode George

The Lagos State section of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has criticised the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, implicit his caller remarks astir erstwhile Deputy National Chairman of the party, High Chief Olabode George.

In a connection issued on Saturday, the party’s spokesman, Prince Dr Christopher Odianarewo, accused Wike of attempting to distort the past of the PDP and downplay George’s contributions to the party.

The connection followed comments attributed to Wike done his spokesman, Lere Olayinka, on August 8, 2026, successful which the FCT curate reportedly said helium had nary regrets astir opposing George’s ambition to go nationalist president of the PDP.

Odianarewo disputed the assertion that Wike had prevented George from attaining the position, insisting that the erstwhile lawman nationalist president voluntarily withdrew his ambition successful the involvement of fairness, zoning, enactment unity and stability.

“High Chief George demonstrated governmental maturity by stepping down his ambition erstwhile it became wide that doing truthful was indispensable successful the involvement of fairness, zoning, enactment unity and stability,” the connection said.

The Lagos PDP spokesperson besides questioned Wike’s continued references to George, peculiarly his relationship of visiting the erstwhile enactment chieftain astatine his Abuja residence aft the p...