{"id":164525,"date":"2025-05-27T15:57:57","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T14:57:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/sealing-pdps-secretariat-not-political-witch-hunt-wikes-aide-clarifies"},"modified":"2025-05-27T17:01:44","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T16:01:44","slug":"sealing-pdps-secretariat-not-political-witch-hunt-wikes-aide-clarifies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/sealing-pdps-secretariat-not-political-witch-hunt-wikes-aide-clarifies","title":{"rendered":"Sealing PDP\u2019s Secretariat not political witch-hunt \u2013 Wike\u2019s aide clarifies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Lere Olayinka, the Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication and Social Media to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has insisted that the sealing of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, National Secretariat was a witch-hunt.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, the FCT Authority sealed the PDP National Secretariat, along with other buildings, for defaulting on ground rent payments.<\/p>\n<p>However, Olayinka maintained that the enforcement exercise had no political undertone.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing journalists in Abuja, Olayinka said the exercise would continue until all 4,000 affected properties were sealed.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cWe are not here for politics. If you are talking about a political witch-hunt, we have been to Ibro Hotels, we have been to Access Bank, we have been to FIRS, we have been to Total Petrol Station, and tomorrow we will go to other places.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis exercise will continue as long as we are able to conclude taking possession of those over 4,000 properties.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, are we also going to say all those that I mentioned are political?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the PDP\u2019s Acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum, has vowed not to take the sealing of the party\u2019s Secretariat lightly.<\/p>\n<p>Damagum condemned the FCTA\u2019s action of taking possession of the Secretariat.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/dailypost.ng\/2025\/05\/26\/we-wont-take-it-lightly-pdp-reacts-to-fcta-sealing-its-national-secretariat\/]<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Lere Olayinka, the Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication and Social Media to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has insisted that the sealing of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, National Secretariat was a witch-hunt. 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