{"id":133416,"date":"2024-10-07T12:22:15","date_gmt":"2024-10-07T11:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/wike-vs-fubara-someone-wants-to-control-apc-pdp-structures-ex-deputy-speaker-okpara"},"modified":"2024-10-07T13:34:26","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T12:34:26","slug":"wike-vs-fubara-someone-wants-to-control-apc-pdp-structures-ex-deputy-speaker-okpara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/wike-vs-fubara-someone-wants-to-control-apc-pdp-structures-ex-deputy-speaker-okpara","title":{"rendered":"Wike vs Fubara: Someone wants to control APC, PDP structures \u2013 Ex-Deputy Speaker, Okpara"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Austin Okpara has knocked the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike for trying to control the structures of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state.<\/p>\n<p>He stated this while fielding questions on Channels Television\u2019s Politics Today programme on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Okpara, also a chieftain of the PDP in the State, applauded Governor Siminalayi Fubara for defying all odds to hold the local government election in the state despite the withdrawal of the PDP and the APC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA man wants to control APC structure, he wants to be in control of PDP structure, in a state? How do you explain that?\u201d he queried.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe difference now is that we have a governor who wants to serve and not be served; not a governor who Adolf Hitler is his mentor or (Donald) Trump,\u201d Okpara added.<\/p>\n<p>The ex-Deputy Speaker further described the success of the conduct of Saturday\u2019s Local Government election in Rivers state as a sign that the people of the state were tired of oppression.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Nigeria Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Austin Okpara has knocked the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike for trying to control the structures of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. 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