Meanwhile, Mr Wike had called on Governors Bala Mohammed, Seyi Makinde, and other disgruntled members to work with him to rebuild the opposition party.
“As we approach the national convention, I urge all stakeholders to place the collective interest of the party above personal ambitions,” said PDP’s chairman.
Mr Popoola, along with 38 other state executive members, emerged by consensus at the state elective congress in Ikeja.
“What else can we say but thank you. Now that you have done your own, we will do our own too. Abaji people have spoken, and they have spoken very well,” Mr Wike said.
Residents of the Mpape community in the Bwari council have appealed for the immediate resumption of work on the abandoned Mpape Road project.
FCT minister Nyesom Wike has promised to issue certificates of occupancy to the indigenous people of Abuja living on their ancestral land.
The judge adjourned the matter until March 9 for a hearing.
FCT minister Nyesom Wike received the remains of Senator Barinada Mpigi at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Monday morning.
The workers had embarked on the strike on January 19 over unresolved grievances, including welfare issues and alleged high-handedness.
Mr Wike made the remarks at the party’s 105th National Executive Committee meeting in Abuja on Monday night.
