Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has kicked against the suspension of Ayo Fayose, former governor of Ekiti, and other suspended members of the party over allegations of anti-party activities.

The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) suspended Fayose, Anyim Pius Anyim, former secretary to the government of the federation, Ibrahim Shema, former governor of Katsina, Dennis Ityavyar (Benue), and Aslam Aliyu (Zamfara) over alleged anti-party activities and also asked Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue, to appear before a disciplinary committee over the same allegation.

Speaking with journalists in Port Harcourt on Thursday, Wike argued that the party’s NWC does not have the right to suspend Mr. Fayose, nor refer Mr. Ortom to a disciplinary committee because he (Ayu) is guilty of the same allegation when the party abandoned zoning under his leadership.

Wike said Ortom would not appear before the party’s national disciplinary committee. Wike said referring a governor to a national disciplinary committee is the “height of all insults and we will not take it”. “Ayu and Sam Anyanwu, the national secretary, and other members of the NWC cannot suspend Ayo Fayose not to talk about referring governor Ortom to a national disciplinary committee,” he said.