Nyesom Wike
By John Egie
The National Convention of the PDP scheduled to hold in November may be halted due to threat by FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike.
Wike’s opposition to the Convention is tied to a rift between him and his erstwhile ally, Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State among other unresolved issues in the party.
The Elective Conventio is slated for November 16, 2025.
The PDP has, however, issued a stern warning to Wike over his moves against the Party’s plan.
PDP National publicity secretary, Debo Ologungba cautioned that decisive action under the Party’s Constitution would be taken against Wike should he continue to undermine the collective interests of the party.
Other executive members of the party accused Wike of overstepping his bounds and vowed to resist his moves.
The PDP is undergoing a re-build process and hopes to strengthen its structure through the Ibadan Convention.
The party just emerged from months of internal crisis that saw the defection of key figures including Atiku Abubakar who was the party’s 2019 and 2023 presidential candidate and Ifeanyi Okowa, his running mate, Delta State serving Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, Akwa Ibom State serving Governor, Umo Eno and other prominent leaders to the APC and ADC.
Wike is vexed by the retention of Ali Odefa as National vice chairman (South-east) by the South-South Caretaker Committee constituted by the PDP National Working Committee, NWC.
” Our Congress was held in Calabar, in that Congress Chief Dan Orbih emerged as the National vice chairman. They never wanted the Congress to hold but it held. The so-called acting National Chairman of the party wrote a letter to INEC after the Congress was held that the Congress has been postponed. The National vice chairman of the PDP South-South is Chief Dan Orbih. If they don’t agree that’s another crisis”, Wike said in an interview with Channel’s TV.
Wike also asked the party to reconsider the appointment of Ali Odefa who is no longer a member of the party after he has been sacked by an order of a court of competent jurisdiction as the South East vice chairman .
“The South-east vice chairman, Ali Odefa is no longer a member of the party. What I don’t like is impunity and we will not condone it, I will not allow it, we will fight it except they correct it.
“If the party is not ready to correct this, we will do everything legally possible to address it but if they want the Convention to hold, they must act; otherwise, they will be surprised” Wike warned.
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