The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike<\/strong>, has condemned comments by the factional Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Umar Turaki, SAN, who called for the intervention of United States President Donald Trump in Nigeria\u2019s political affairs.<\/p>\n Abia Radio News<\/strong> reports that Wike, who hosted members of the South-South Development Commission led by Chairman Chibudom Nwuche on Wednesday, insisted that Nigeria\u2019s democracy remains stable and is not under any form of threat.<\/p>\n Turaki had on Tuesday urged President Trump and other democratic nations to intervene to \u201csave Nigeria\u2019s democracy,\u201d following a fresh confrontation between rival PDP factions at the party\u2019s national secretariat in Abuja.<\/p>\n Responding to the comments, Wike described Turaki\u2019s remarks as reckless and a direct threat to national security.<\/p>\n \u201cLook at a threat to national security. You are calling on Trump to come and save your democracy when you cannot obey a simple court judgment,\u201d<\/em> the former Rivers State governor said.<\/p>\n He noted that Turaki\u2019s faction had chosen impunity over legal compliance.<\/p>\n \u201cSimple court judgment: don\u2019t do this until you have done this. Now you are turning it around against a government. What is their business? You cannot keep your house in order; you are blaming an outsider for not keeping your house in order,\u201d<\/em> Wike stated.<\/p>\n The minister stressed that the internal crisis rocking the PDP had nothing to do with the administration of President Bola Tinubu.<\/p>\n \u201cOur democracy is not under threat. People went to court to challenge what you are doing. Then you think, as usual, impunity, let\u2019s do it. We can\u2019t continue that way,\u201d<\/em> he added.<\/p>\n Wike also took exception to Turaki\u2019s claim that Nigerian Christians were facing genocide, describing it as a dangerous and unfounded allegation that warranted immediate investigation by security agencies.<\/p>\n He said, \u201cYou come out and make a statement on national television to say, look, it is not only killing, genocide against Christians.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cIn essence, you have come out to tell the world that what this government is doing is carrying out genocide against Christians. And where are the security agencies?<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cFor somebody to make such a statement, you won\u2019t invite them to come and say, \u2018Maybe you know better; you have facts. Kindly give us so that we will know what to do.\u2019 You don\u2019t want to say anything. But if it is Wike, kill him!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a9 2025 Abia Radio News, a division of Tee Global Innovataions. 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