We are being unfairly treated after working for PDP’s growth - Yoruba group blasts Wike
- Yoruba people in PDP lashed out at Wike for his statement on them
- They accused the governor of disrespecting them
- They said they have worked for the growth of the party
The congress of Yoruba Sons and Daughters within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has lashed out at Governor Nyesom Wike accusing him of insulting Yoruba People.
The Punch reports that in a statement released on Wednesday, December 13, the group said it was annoyed with statement credited to the Rivers state governor that the Yoruba people were inconsequential to the development of the party.
It said Wike’s statement was a reflection of how Yoruba people were regarded in the opposition party.
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“Our leaders are being mocked. Our symbols of truth and sincerity are now being derided, snubbed, treated with contempt and disowned.
“The irreverent, scandalous, arrogant and most myopic statement of the Governor of Rivers State, Mr. Nyesom Wike, is the crowning of all insults upon our people.
“Wike, in his most arrogant and selfish swagger, openly derided our people as being inconsequential and of no practical political importance in the PDP.
“This is rather scandalous and very benighted. He even insulted our former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, as a failure. This is an aberration.
“We at the Congress of Yoruba Sons and Daughters within the PDP fold are outraged, angry, disappointed, very sad and sickened about this very primitive utterance of Governor Wike.
“We demand an immediate and full apology from Mr. Wike for his gutter language against our people.”
Dayo Ogunjebe who is the chairman of the group said the Yoruba have worked for the growth of the party and do not deserve to be unfairly treated.
He said: “In both financial and moral terms, the Yoruba people have been selfless, making tremendous sacrifices. (They have been) consistent and devoted to the growth of our party.
“But we have been cheated. We have been maligned. The chairmanship position that rightly belongs to us has been taken away. It has been sold to the highest bidder.
“Let Wike and the Yoruba betrayers at home know that we will never play the role of a second fiddle to anyone. We are proud of our heritage. We are proud of our achievements across this nation. We do respect the feelings and the tradition of other people. Surely, we will never sit idle while anyone attacks the collective interest of the Yoruba race.”
Meanwhile, leaders of the PDP on Monday, December 11, began formulating plans for a charm offensive towards the southwest caucus of the party in the wake of the derailment of the zone’s quest for the leadership of the party.
Vanguard reports that the charm offensive’s being coordinated by the Governor Seriakae Dickson-led post-convention peace committee which was, at press time, meeting in Abuja and is expected to follow up with a tour of the southwest region.
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Source: Naija.ng