We’ll Ensure You’re Removed Before You Investigate Wike, CUPP Tells Ayu

We’ll Ensure You’re Removed Before You Investigate Wike, CUPP Tells Ayu

ABUJA – The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) on Saturday reacted to the plan by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to look into the activities of the governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike.

The party had on Friday said there is ongoing process looking into issues in the party, while reacting to the alleged endorse­ment of Lagos State Governor, Sanwo-Olu by Wike.

Reacting to the party’s position to look into Wike’s activities, the spokesperson of CUPP, Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, in a statement on Saturday, came down heavily on the National Chairman of the party, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, over the reported move by the party to investigate Wike.

According to the statement, the party’s National Publicity Sec­retary, Debo Olugunagba, had also recently stated that the PDP will look into Wike’s recent activities and decide on what to do while responding to questions on the governor’s public endorsement of Governor Babajide Sanwu-Olu of Lagos State, considering the fact that the PDP also has a governor­ship candidate in the state.

But Ugochinyere threatened that he will put machinery in place to ensure that Ayu vacates the seat of the party’s National Chairman before he will use the office to set up a panel against Wike and other members of his camp.

The CUPP spokesman said: “I have learnt with regret that de­spite my earlier warning against the move, the leadership of the PDP under the watch of the heav­ily dented Ayu is bent on going ahead to probe Governor Wike for anti-party activities.

“This is clearly a case of a dog destined to get lost that will not listen to the hunter’s whistle.

“Let it be known that I will work with other like minds in the PDP, who want victory for the party in the coming elections to ensure that Ayu leaves office as the National Chairman.

“Not only that. I will not stop at Ayu’s exit. I will also ensure that he is investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for offences bordering on corruption that we have credible evidence to prove.

“Those of us who are interest­ed in the future of this party and this country can no longer fold our hands while Ayu will allow the labour of our heroes past be in vain. Ayu will be hearing from us in due course.”