Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has claimed that former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, had no choice but to leave the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) because of him.
In July, Atiku resigned from the PDP, saying the party has strayed from its founding ideals and is bogged down by “irreconcilable differences”.
But speaking on Monday on ‘Politics Today’, a Channels Television programme, Wike said the exit of the party’s 2023 presidential candidate was inevitable because he could not use the PDP for his personal ambition because of people like him stood against him.
“Atiku has no choice but to leave because he wanted to use the PDP, but knowing that I’m there, he cannot get that platform,” the FCT minister said.
He also accused the former vice-president and other defectors of weakening the party.
“Those are people who destroyed the party,” he said.
“How many times has he left PDP and returned?”
