Nyesom Wike, the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has explained why he and other interested parties opposed recommendations to appoint former Senate President David Mark as the PDP’s national chairman.
The former governor of Rivers State, Wike, stated in a media talk on Monday that he rejected pressure to appoint David Mark as the opposition party’s national leader.
He said: “Allow me to share with you something. David Mark was under pressure to become the PDP’s national chairman when we began in North-Central to have national chairman issues. We didn’t.
Wike responded to Mark’s rejection by asking, “Why not? What is he going to contribute to the party?
Questioning Mark’s impact as Senate President, the Minister said holding a position is not enough without tangible contributions to national development, stressing that he would rather support a fresh face with genuine reformist intentions than career politicians with long tenures but little track record of impact.
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He said: “He has been a Senate President in the party for 8 years. What are the things that happened? What is the improvement?” Wike asked rhetorically.
“I have told you here, I prefer somebody who has not had any position, who has come to tell me that, ‘Look, I am doing this because I want to help with change, to achieve this and that.’”
“I will not listen to anybody who has been in power for years, who has refused to contribute anything to the development of the country, and now you come to tell me this story that, ‘Look, we need to rescue this country.’ You were there, the country was sinking, did you rescue it?” Wike queried.
