Wike Fires Back: I Won’t Hand PDP To Tinubu, Stop The Lies

FCT Minister Nyesom Wike has debunked allegations that he is scheming to install a weak candidate as the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to aid President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid.

The claims suggest that Wike intends to push his preferred candidate into the party’s top position during the PDP’s upcoming national convention later this year, allegedly to pave the way for the party to be handed over to Tinubu.

However, speaking during a media briefing on Friday, Wike strongly denied the accusations, insisting that he harbors no ill intentions toward the PDP.

He said, “That’s not true. If I had any bad intentions, I wouldn’t be highlighting the current problems. I’m pointing them out to help redirect the party. I’m saying, let’s make sacrifices—let this man complete his tenure. Someone who doesn’t care about the party wouldn’t bother with all this.”

Addressing suggestions that he’s working to shift PDP support to President Tinubu, Wike said, “Are you asking if the South should align with Tinubu? Didn’t I campaign for him before? That’s not a secret.”

Wike’s remarks come amid mounting internal discord within the PDP, which recently led former presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar to unveil a new coalition.

This opposition alliance—formed alongside former Labour Party candidate Peter Obi and ex-Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai—is designed to challenge Tinubu in the 2027 general election.

In response, the PDP Governors Forum has firmly stated that it will not participate in Atiku’s coalition efforts.