Obi will destroy PDP – Wike warns<\/p>\n
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has warned that the Peoples Democratic Party risks self-destruction if it attempts to bring back former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, into its fold.<\/p>\n
Speaking during a media chat on Monday, Wike said the PDP had not learned from past mistakes that cost it dearly in the 2023 general elections.<\/p>\n
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He recalled that he and other party leaders had repeatedly cautioned against allowing both the presidential candidate and the national chairman to come from the North, a move he insisted was unjust and politically suicidal.<\/p>\n
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\u201cFrom day one, I told my colleagues, PDP, you are shooting yourself. If you allow what is going on to continue, you\u2019ll pay. And what did I say? You cannot have the presidential candidate at the same time as the national chairman of the party,\u201d Wike said.<\/p>\n
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The former Rivers State governor accused the PDP of \u201cstealing\u201d both positions and ignoring calls for fairness and balance, a decision he argued contributed to the party\u2019s loss at the polls.<\/p>\n
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\u201cIt is better now you have stolen the presidential ticket\u2014and again stole the national chairman. I said it will purge you. And it really purged them. I have no regret for it,\u201d he declared.<\/p>\n
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Wike insisted that the presidency must rotate back to the South to ensure equity and political stability.<\/p>\n
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According to him, the PDP\u2019s arrogance and refusal to heed internal warnings have left the party weakened and vulnerable.<\/p>\n
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He also dismissed talks of Obi\u2019s possible return to the PDP, describing the move as dangerous and hypocritical.<\/p>\n
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\u201cTo what? Bringing Obi to where? You want to kill the party? Obi that was abusing the party, saying it is rotten\u2014so the party is now good enough for him? Ambition can make people even go to Satan\u2019s house,\u201d Wike said.<\/p>\n
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The minister stressed that such a decision would further erode the party\u2019s credibility and destroy any remaining ideological foundation.<\/p>\n
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\u201cIf you want to destroy this party, dare it\u2014bring Obi. There\u2019s no way he will come back just because of ambition. No more ideology, no longer principle,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
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Wike maintained that he stood by his long-held position that equity, justice, and zoning remain the only viable path for the PDP to regain national relevance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Obi will destroy PDP – Wike warns The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has warned that the Peoples Democratic Party risks self-destruction if it attempts to bring back former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, into its fold. Speaking during a media chat on Monday, Wike said the PDP had not learned […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":145225,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,18],"tags":[823,161,39],"class_list":{"0":"post-148207","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-featured","8":"category-news","9":"tag-obi","10":"tag-pdp","11":"tag-wike"},"yoast_head":"\n