Wike Reveals: “We Rejected David Mark as PDP National Chairman”

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has disclosed that he and other key figures within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) resisted pressure to install former Senate President David Mark as the party’s National Chairman.
Speaking during a media chat on Monday, Wike opened up on the internal party dynamics and his firm stance on leadership selection.
“Let me tell you something,” Wike began, “when we started having issues of National Chairman in North-Central, there was pressure for David Mark to be National Chairman of PDP. We refused.”
When questioned about the reasons for rejecting the former Senate President, despite his experience, Wike was direct: “Why not? What good will he bring to the party?”
He challenged Mark’s record as Senate President, arguing that holding a position is not enough without making a tangible impact on national development. “He has been a Senate President in the party for 8 years. What are the things that happened? What is the improvement?” Wike asked.
The former Rivers State governor stated he would rather support a fresh face with genuine reformist intentions than career politicians with long tenures but little to show for it.
“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,'” he explained.
Wike emphasized, “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?” he queried.