According to The Punch, the PDP acting chairman made the comment during question and answer time at a press conference on Tuesday, December 19, adding that Wike was not above the law and the party.

Damagum stated that Wike and others guilty of anti-party activities during the 2023 general election would be sanctioned at the right time.

The acting chairman's comment came at a time when some stakeholders within the PDP are asking the Damagum-led leadership to sanction Wike and others over allegations bordering on anti-party activities during the 2023 general election.

In a related development, Wike has also been faulted for the political unrest rocking Rivers state, one major PDP-controlled state.