LET THERE BE FAIRNESS IN WHATEVER WE ARE DOING – WIKE
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By Aishat Momoh. O.
Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, has called for fairness, justice, and strict adherence to due process in political party administration, warning that selective application of rules could destroy internal cohesion and credibility.
Wike made the call during a media interaction on Monday, while reacting to leadership disputes, court cases, and controversies surrounding party conventions and caretaker arrangements.
He argued that many internal crises arise when party leaders abandon fairness and allow ambition to override constitutional provisions.
“Let there be fairness in whatever we are doing,” Wike said, stressing that no individual or group should impose decisions on others outside laid-down rules.
The minister questioned the legitimacy of conventions conducted amid unresolved legal battles and incomplete congresses across several states, noting that excluding a significant number of states from participation undermines the integrity of any national convention.
He further criticised the use of ex-parte court orders to override subsisting judgments, describing such actions as dangerous precedents capable of eroding democratic norms.
Wike also faulted attempts to label political disagreements as efforts to create a one-party state, insisting that internal sabotage and refusal to follow due process were more damaging than external opposition.
According to him, fairness demands that all stakeholders be carried along, disputes resolved transparently, and constitutional mechanisms respected before major political decisions are taken.
He warned that ignoring fairness would continue to fuel defections, litigation, and loss of public trust, urging party elders and leaders to prioritise unity, equity, and justice over personal ambition.
Wike concluded that sustainable political strength can only be built on fairness, discipline, and respect for agreed rules, adding that anything short of this would weaken democratic institutions.
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