By Joyce Remi – Babayeju
The FCT Minister, Barr. Nyesom Wike has warned the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, not to start a fight he cannot sustain or finish.
Wike told him this on Monday in Abuja at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 107th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting.
Wike was reacting to what he described as embarrassing statements allegedly made by Makinde regarding meetings involving him and the President, insisting such assertions were misleading.
“It’s unfortunate a fight you cannot fight, you started.
Politics is not contract work,” Wike said, as he cautioned against treating politics as a business venture.
Wike said, They are two different things. You wanted money; I wanted power. Stay where you are as a contractor.”
“Politics is not a contract of Shell. I didn’t go into politics to be a contractor. I went into politics to have power,” the minister asserted.
He also cautioned party members against engaging in unnecessary political battles, stressing that politics requires strategy, not bravado.
He further warned PDP members ahead of the party’s March 29–30 national convention to demonstrate loyalty or risk being sidelined.
“After this NEC meeting, anybody who doesn’t show commitment to the convention, don’t come back after and say you are fully back. I will not accept that,” he stated.
The minister however urged leaders on the need for unity and reconciliation efforts while maintaining sincerity among members.
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