Wike pulls out of PDP peace offers, slams Makinde and others for betrayal. The FCT Minister reveals surprising particulars of inner sabotage threatening PDP unity forward of 2027. Learn the complete story.
…. FCT Minister says G5 offers dishonoured, vows to combat on till justice is served
In a shocking twist that might additional tear aside Nigeria’s fundamental opposition occasion, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has declared a complete withdrawal from all reconciliation agreements reached with PDP governors and stakeholders—citing “serial betrayal” and deliberate sabotage of peace offers.
Wike, in a personally signed assertion titled “PDP Disaster: My Place”, accused Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde of being the “chief architect” of the present turmoil rocking the occasion. He additionally fingered Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah in what he described as a coordinated try to undermine the management of the occasion and renege on binding political agreements.
The previous Rivers State governor narrated how, following the 2023 normal election defeat, the PDP has been “swinging from one slippery precipice to a different,” primarily on account of dishonesty and a breach of belief by some leaders. To stabilize the occasion, Wike stated high-level conferences have been convened by the G5 governors, first in Lagos after which in Abuja.
“In Lagos, I informed Governor Makinde to his face that he was the architect of our issues and that his refusal to abide by agreements was destroying the occasion. We resolved to maneuver ahead, however he rotated and violated the identical agreements,” Wike said.
In line with him, a follow-up assembly held at Senator Bukola Saraki’s visitor home in Abuja—which had current PDP governors Bala Mohammed, Umaru Fintiri, and Makinde—was additionally aimed toward resolving inner points. Though tensions rose in the course of the assembly, resolutions have been reportedly reached, together with the popularity of Senator Samuel Anyanwu because the genuine Nationwide Secretary of the occasion primarily based on a Supreme Court docket judgment.
Damaged Agreements, Manipulation, and Inside Sabotage
Wike stated it was resolved that every one court docket instances referring to Rivers State ought to be withdrawn, the emergency rule swimsuit ought to be dropped, and no stakeholder ought to deviate from the agreed resolutions. Regardless of these, Wike revealed that Makinde and Mbah launched a contemporary marketing campaign to unseat Anyanwu via a controversial South-East leaders’ assembly, the place they threatened to give up the occasion if Udeh Okoye wasn’t adopted as secretary.
“They even manipulated the Nationwide Secretariat by pushing for the Deputy Nationwide Secretary to behave as Nationwide Secretary in open violation of our settlement. This led to an unlawful NEC assembly name and pretend rebuttals to official paperwork signed by the legally acknowledged occasion leaders,” Wike disclosed.
He added that the charade reached a breaking level on Might 24, 2025, throughout a zonal elective congress in Jos. The congress was aborted after INEC refused to attend, stating that the letter inviting them was improperly signed by the Deputy Nationwide Secretary as an alternative of Anyanwu, the rightful signatory.
Wike described the scenario as “provocative, annoying, and distasteful,” including that such open disregard for legality and unity wouldn’t profit the PDP or its ambitions forward of the 2027 elections.
Wike: I Made No Calls for Regardless of Serving to Governors Win
The FCT Minister additional expressed frustration over what he sees because the betrayal of belief by the very folks he supported politically.
“I’ve not made any private calls for on any of those governors regardless of serving to most of them win elections. It’s unhappy that the belief I anticipated is totally absent. I’ve now firmly determined to tug out of all agreements hitherto reached and can combat on till justice is attained,” he declared.
With this improvement, Wike’s subsequent strikes might both mark the start of a brand new political realignment—or spell deeper disaster throughout the PDP, which is already fighting post-election losses, inner litigation, and regional energy tussles.
Political observers imagine the fallout might drastically have an effect on the occasion’s preparations for the 2027 normal elections, particularly in key battleground areas just like the South-South and South-East.
