Chief Edwin Clark, leader of PANDEF, accused Nyesom Wike of supporting Sim Fubara's Rivers State gubernatorial bid to shield himself from EFCC scrutiny, as reported by Nigerian Tribune.
Clark alleged Wike manipulated ex-Assembly members to initiate the governor's impeachment, ensuring his immunity.
Around 23 members followed Wike's directives and signed the impeachment motion. Later, these members, led by Speaker Martins Amaewhule, publicly declared allegiance to the APC, causing a factional split within the Assembly and resulting in seat losses for defectors.
However, Clark highlighted the legitimacy of the faction led by Edison Ehie and the House Speaker within the PDP, as there was no formal split as per the Supreme Court's definition.
He said that, “The members, about 23 of them signed the impeachment motion. These same members led by the Speaker of the House, Martins Amaewhule, assembled at the same venue on Monday 11th December, 2023 where they declared for APC, singing APC song and waiving APC flag.
The other faction led by Edison Ehie, the leader of the House, the Speaker of the House remained legitimate members of the House while the other members automatically lost their seat in accordance with Section 109(1g) 2 of the 1999 Constitution as amended because there was no split in the PDP as defined by the Supreme Court of Nigeria in these judgements.
“Mr Nyesom Wike has been involved in politics of madness while also parading himself as a senior PDP member and fighting his rival at the PDP primaries, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.
“To confirm his claims that he is still a member of PDP in Rivers State; he mobilized supporters for the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting which held on Thursday, 18th of April 2024 at the PDP Secretariat in Abuja and he, Wike attended the NEC meeting from beginning to the end. The report is available in the media."