The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has urged the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party to urgently address its internal disputes ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Wike warned that failure to do so could cost the party its chances of winning major political offices.
The minister made the appeal on Monday during a media interaction at his office in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, where he expressed concern over the party’s prolonged internal instability.
According to him, unresolved crises within the PDP could severely undermine its prospects of returning to power in the next electoral cycle.
“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 been grappling with internal disagreements since the 2023 general elections, leading to the defection of several members, including sitting governors, to the All Progressives Congress.
During the media chat, the minister also criticised the PDP National Convention held on November 15 in Ibadan, Oyo State, describing it in a mocking tone.
He accused Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, of seeking absolute control of the party and allegedly securing an ex parte court order from an Ibadan court to enable the convention to proceed.
Wike and Makinde, once close political allies, have recently fallen out, with tensions escalating between both camps.
On December 23, Makinde accused Wike of working to undermine the PDP in favour of President Bola Tinubu’s second-term bid.
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