Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has said the Peoples Democratic Party will be treading a dangerous path if it considers bringing former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, back into its ranks.
Wike, who spoke during a media chat on Monday, accused the party of refusing to learn from past mistakes that contributed to its defeat in the 2023 general elections.
He said the decision to allow both the presidential candidate and national chairman to emerge from the North was unjust and politically suicidal.
“From day one, I told my colleagues, PDP, you are shooting yourself. If you allow what is going on to continue, you’ll pay. And what did I say? You cannot have the presidential candidate at the same time as the national chairman of the party,” Wike said.
The former Rivers State governor maintained that the party ignored repeated calls for fairness and balance, insisting that the dominance of the North over key positions alienated members and worsened internal divisions.
“It is better now you have stolen the presidential ticket—and again stole the national chairman. I said it will purge you. And it really purged them. I have no regret for it,” he declared.
Wike dismissed speculations of Obi’s return to the PDP, warning that such a move would erode the party’s credibility and hasten its collapse.
“To what? Bringing Obi to where? You want to kill the party? Obi that was abusing the party, saying it is rotten—so the party is now good enough for him? Ambition can make people even go to Satan’s house,” he said.
He insisted that the PDP could only recover national relevance if it embraced zoning, equity, and justice, stressing that any deviation from the principles would further weaken the party ahead of 2027.