NewStats: 3,263,443 , 8,180,145 topics. Date: Thursday, 05 June 2025 at 10:45 PM 2el1x

People's Democratic Party (PDP) elders like Chief Bode George, should be blamed for the party's failure to pay Ground Rent for 28 years, which is the reason for the revocation of the PDP’s national secretariat in Abuja, and not the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike.

Senior Special Assistant to the FCT Minister on Public Communication and New Media, Lere Olayinka, said in a statement in Abuja on Saturday, that it was funny that Chief Bode George, who was in the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) that failed to conclude purchase of the Wadata Plaza National Secretariat of the PDP, could come to national television to say "Wike has crossed the red line by revoking the PDP’s national secretariat in Abuja."

Bode George, had said during an interview on a television station on Friday, that Wike’s action was an open declaration of war against the PDP.

Responding, Olayinka said it was painful that elders like Chief Bode George, could chose to play the ostrich on a matter so glaring as the revocation of 4,794 land titles for not paying Ground Rent for as much as 43 years.

He asked; "Why didn't the PDP pay Ground Rent for 20 years on its Plot No. 243 national secretariat (under construction), which is the only property belonging to the party among the 4,794 revoked titles? How's government’s enforcement of the consequences of land title owners' refusal to pay Ground Rent declaration of war? Should the FCTA under Wike have treated PDP differently from the 4,794 owners of land titles that were revoked over failure to pay Ground Rent?"

While clarifying that the Wadata Plaza property being used as Secretariat by the PDP was not owned by the party, Olayinka said the property belonged to Senator Samaila Mamman Kurfi, who bought it from Wadata Enterprises Nigeria Limited.

"The PDP offered to buy the Wadata Plaza property in 2005, and when the Minister's Consent was sought, the party was asked to pay N26.9 million. The money was never paid.

"The party wrote a letter to Malam Nasir El-Rufai, the FCT Minister then, to waive the payment, claiming that it lacked the financial capacity to pay, but he (El-Rufai) insisted the party must pay.

"El-Rufai, who insisted PDP must do the right thing by paying the necessary fees to the government was a member of the party then, and Chief Bode George, who was in the PDP NWC, did not go to national television to accuse him (El-Rufai) of declaring war against the party. And if the owner of did not pay ordinary N2.8 million as 28 years Ground Rent, who is to blame?

"On the PDP national secretariat at Central Area, is it the fault of Wike that a mere N7.6 million, was owed as 20 years Ground Rent despite that over N21 billion was raised in 2014 for the completion of the building?"

While counseling Chief Bode George, to start functioning like an objective elder that he should be, the FCT Minister's Spokesperson said "what should have been done was to seek information, rather than going on television to hatred against a Minister who is simply doing his jobs without looking at people's faces.

"If Chief Bode George had sought necessary information and refrained himself from acting out of hatred for Wike, it would have been known to him that also affected by the revocation were government owned institutions like Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC), Borno State Government, Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), National Universities Commission (NUC), Kaduna State Government, Nigerian Port Authority (NPA), News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Federal Ministry of Environment, Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Company, University of Calabar and Nigerian Postal Service and Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN).

"And like I asked earlier, if Chief Bode George were to be the FCT Minister, would he have treated PDP differently from the other 4,793 land title owners?"

On loyalty and commitment to the PDP, Olayinka said the results in Wike's Rivers State and Chief Bode George's Lagos State from 1998 till date are clear for everyone to see and used as yardstick.

Lere Olayinka
Senior Special Assistant
Public Communications and Social Media
March 22, 2025

Wike no dey play at all.

With that huge amount of money raised in 2014 for the purpose of completing the project and nothing was done, then the party is unserious. A single governor of the party can single handedly build the secretariat. They are all selfish

Wike no dey look at people face.....Wike is Purely Wiked

last last e touch baba now

e later TOUCH BABA

BABA IYABO, ATIKU, BODE GEORGE and some whom have since KPAI, ROTTENED the SYSTEM for selfish REASON, LP get LEVEL pdp, now SDP go BENCH dem soon once OBI s.. OBI is a POLITICAL LEADER, POLITICAL INFLUENCER e no jus fit LEAD our COUNTRY NI

Wike is just doing his job.

Bode George should be ashamed of himself.

REDshouse:
Wike no dey look at people face.....Wike is Purely Wiked

My type of man, sabi man.
Wike will rule this country one day.

wik is winning with over 10.5

This is why it is good to hear from both sides. I was blaming Wike when I heard from Bode. Presently I have a change of mind.

Bode George is corruption personified. When I see people like Bode George speaking on national issues and blaming the president on how he ought to make Nigeria better for the masses. I just laugh it off and say "people that have been found wanting on many occasions" are not ashamed to speak. Same goes for Obasanjo

Wike is too controversial. Always on a vendetta mission.

He doesn't let go at all.

Lere olayinka please don't waste your time replying BODE GEORGE who can't keep promise by relocating out of Nigeria as he promised. BODE GEORGE TINUBU is the president of Nigeria. Just a reminder to you

Wike really did a number on them

The key takeaway from this is that past actions can influence the present.

Jk

If they like they should pay their ground rent if they like they should not pay it, all I know is they stop allowing Atiku hijack the party's presidential ticket every time as if the PDP is his personal property!

PDP is done and dusted in Nigeria political landscape hence the bruahaha rocking the party. More defections to be expected as usual

The ex-convict is known to just be saying rubbish on TV.
The old man should respect his old age and act like one instead of dragging political relevance with his grandchildren on TV.

Ca you imagined. Bunch of debtors.

Normally den suppose stone Bode George to death ni.

Salewa97:
Wike no dey play at all.

He knows what he is doing. All he wants is just means to generate more money so to awards inflated projects. If Wike is moved to a ministry where he doesn't have money or a ministry that it's ideas that is needed, there will be trouble.

Salewa97:
Wike no dey play at all.

If it didn’t dey, it didn’t dey!

Did they pay ground rent. Were they the only one affected? Is he saying Wike should abuse his office in the PDP way and spare the PDP’s land while revoking others?

All the money from Atikurain, they couldn’t find 6m to pay ground rent?

The ex-convict hasn't repented. Sure he stole the money meant for paying the rent.

Is PDP a really serious?? Why would a party raise of 21 Billion and could not plan to pay ground rent from that money?? Is that a serious party that want to hold the governance power for over 200million people?

When the said billions were raised in 2014, Wike was the minister of education. After the 2015 election, PDP as a party went broke. It was openly stated that Wike financed the party solely from that period. One of Wike’s right to his now vexatious PDP presidential ticket, was his sponsorship of the party. The question to Wike should be why he failed to pay the ground rent of 28.5 on behalf of his then beloved party?

If Wike did not have the plans to destroy PDP from within, why did he not pay the bill and get the party to refund him. His position as the minister put him in advantage to push his so called beloved party to sort out the bill.

The truth remains that Wike is deeply aggrieved with PDP. His only objective now is to retain his position. If he will do that, he must ensure that BAT wins Abuja and Rivers state in 2027. Whatever happens to PDP is no longer his business. He must destroy PDP from within. As far as he is is concerned, he is an APC member in disguise.

GOOD

ElevationD:
When the said billions were raised in 2014, Wike was the minister of education. After the 2015 election, PDP as a party went broke. It was openly stated that Wike financed the party solely from that period. One of Wike’s right to his now vexatious loss to Atiku, was his sponsorship of the party. The question to Wike should be why he failed yo pay the ground rent if 28.5 on behalf of his then beloved party?

Wike as a person can not be blamed, after all, you confirmed he sponsored the party at a time. Let others too help the party.

Atiku that has been hijacking the party tickets can as well hijack the billing

How do you describe a party like pdp? Terrible!

Who still takes Bode judge seriously?

ElevationD:
When the said billions were raised in 2014, Wike was the minister of education. After the 2015 election, PDP as a party went broke. It was openly stated that Wike financed the party solely from that period. One of Wike’s right to his now to the then PDP presidential ticket, was his sponsorship of the party. The question to Wike should be why he failed to pay the ground rent of 28.5 on behalf of his then beloved party?

If Wike did not have the plans yo destroy PDP from within, why did he not pay the bill and get the party to refund him. His position as the minister put him in advantage to push his so called beloved party to sort out the bill.

The truth remains that Wike is deeply aggrieved with PDP. His only objective now is to retain his position. If he will do that, he must ensure that BAT wins Abuja and Rivers state in 2027. Whatever happens to PDP is no longer his business. He must destroy PDP from within. As far as he is is concernedI, he is an APC member in disguise.

"...Why did he not pay the money and tell the party to refund him...."

Just see wetin mature man like you dey talk.
Na wa