By Desire Emmanuel
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Monday, December 29, 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.
He also described the national convention of the party held in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, between November 15 and 16 as “Amala convention.”
Wike made the call on Monday during a media chat at his office in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.
He warned that if the party did not resolve its lingering crisis, its 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.
During the interview, the former Rivers State governor also made a mockery of the national convention held in Oyo State, describing it as “Amala convention.”
He accused the 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.
