Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has asked the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to resolve its internal wranglings ahead of the 2027 general elections, or risk election into major offices.
Wike made the call on today during a media chat at his office in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.
He warned that if the party does not resolve its lingering crisis, the PDP’s chances of bouncing back to power in the next electoral cycle would be jeopardised.
“We have a leadership that is not focused, we have a leadership that does not know what to do or take any suggestions. If the leadership is committed and comes back to say we have made a mistake, why is it that things are happening this way, and what do we do to make corrections?
“It is not just to take over the government; you have to position yourself. If the leadership is like that, you say look by 2027, it is likely that we may not make it, but are we going to allow the party to die?
“Can’t we start to build up and let us make the right decision against 2027. It is all dependent on the leadership that is what I will say,” Wike stated.
The PDP has struggled with internal crises since the 2023 elections and has lost several members, including serving governors, to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
During the interview, the former Rivers State governor also made a mockery of the November 15 PDP National Convention that was held in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
He accused the state governor, Seyi Makinde, of being desperate to have total control over the party and obtaining an ex parte order from an Ibadan court for the exercise to hold.
Wike and Makinde, who have been close allies, have been at loggerheads recently.
On December 23, Makinde accused Wike of attempting to weaken the PDP in support of President Bola Tinubu’s second-term ambition.
Makinde made the remarks while recounting discussions he said he had with President Tinubu and Wike, arguing that such political manoeuvres threaten Nigeria’s multiparty democracy.
