Political Heat Rises: Fayose Warns PDP Chiefs — ‘Wike’s Wahala Has Only Just Started

Former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose has weighed in on the intensifying leadership crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), warning party leaders to prepare for a fierce political showdown with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike.

In a viral Facebook video posted on Sunday, Fayose cautioned PDP leaders against underestimating Wike’s combative nature, describing him as a relentless fighter who never backs down once provoked.

“I know Wike very well. If you have wahala with him, you either run or find a way to settle it — otherwise, he’ll give you double of whatever you bargain for,” Fayose said.
“If you look for Wike’s trouble, it’s no retreat, no surrender. Once he starts, whatever your eyes see, just take it like that.”

Fayose further warned that the ongoing PDP feud was far from over and predicted that Wike’s reaction would likely escalate tensions within the opposition party.

“If you look for one pound wahala, he’ll give you that of twenty pounds. If you look for ₦20 wahala, he’ll return it with ₦500. Even you yourself, you won’t have peace,” he said.
“This PDP wahala — as far as Wike is concerned — this is just the beginning. He will fight them. I know Wike; his trouble has only just started.”

PDP Crisis Deepens After Court Ruling

Fayose’s comments come amid deepening divisions within the PDP, which has splintered into rival factions following a recent Federal High Court ruling in Abuja.

Justice James Omotosho barred the party from holding its planned national convention in Ibadan, Oyo State, later this month — a decision that triggered a wave of suspensions and counter-suspensions among the party’s top hierarchy.

In response, the PDP National Working Committee (NWC) suspended several key officers — including National Secretary Samuel Anyanwu, Legal Adviser Kamaldeen Ajibade, Deputy Legal Adviser Okechukwu Osuoha, and National Organising Secretary Umaru Bature — for one month.

In apparent retaliation, a faction loyal to Anyanwu announced the suspension of Acting National Chairman Umar Damagum and named Mohammed Abdulrahman as his replacement, further widening the party’s internal rift.