“I kicked out Uche Secondus as PDP’s National Chairman” — Wike brags

The former Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has bragged that he kicked out Uche Secondus as the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Wike who elaborated on why he did so ahead of the 2023 general elections, cited concerns over Secondus’s leadership effectiveness and the need for a more unified and strategic approach within the party to enhance its chances of success in the elections.

He expressed that the leadership change was essential to address internal conflicts and to rally the party members towards a common goal, ultimately aiming to strengthen the PDP’s position in the political landscape of Nigeria.

GistReel reports that Prince Uche Secondus, an elder statesman, was the Chairman of the PDP National Working Committee in 2017 and was suspended by the party in 2021

Wike, while addressing his followers and members of the PDP in Port Harcourt said he kicked out Secondus because as National Chairman, he wanted to bring Tele Ikuru to run for the governorship position of the state.

According to him, “Why did we kick out Secondus? We kicked him out because he wanted to bring his cousin Tele Ikuru. Get out, get out, who are you?

“We kicked him out. I have no regret about it. And it’s true. We kicked him out. I heard some leaders say, ‘how can a ward Chairman remove a national chairman?’

“No ward Chairman removed a national chairman. What the ward did was suspend him from the party. When you’re suspended from the party, can you hold that position? People don’t even understand the facts.”