Chief Olabode George, a prominent chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has criticized Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), for overseeing the sealing of the PDP National Secretariat in Abuja.
Speaking during an interview with Arise Television on Monday, George accused Wike of betraying the political party that built his career and gave him a platform.
“In regards to the locking up of our Party Secretariat, it is absolutely sacrilegious, unacceptable and culturally inadmissible. The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Wike — this is the party that brought you to life,” George said.
He condemned the action as both disrespectful and politically reckless, likening it to a man turning against his own home over a minor issue.
“It’s like going back to your village and your family house hasn’t paid some ground rent, and you, as the local government chairman, lock it up. How much were we owing? Seven million naira — which you could easily pay,” he added.
George reflected on Wike’s political journey, crediting the PDP for every step of his rise — from local government chairman to chief of staff, two-term governor of Rivers State, and later Minister of State.
“I want to challenge him that they should go and check that the property being used by APC at their headquarters in Abuja, could probably be the same thing. People could be careless. It is not a monumental amount of money,” he stated.
George described the sealing of the PDP secretariat as a deliberate and malicious act, noting that it happened just hours before the party was scheduled to hold a critical National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting.
