<\/p>\n
A senior figure in the Peoples Democratic Party has openly called for the exit of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, from the party, blaming him for the lingering crisis rocking the opposition.<\/p>\n
Former Presidential Media Adviser, Umar Sani, said the PDP\u2019s internal troubles are no longer about personal disagreements. <\/p>\n
He said the core issue is Wike\u2019s continued interference and actions, which many party leaders believe are damaging the PDP from within.<\/p>\n
Sani spoke while reacting to the ongoing tension between Wike and several PDP governors. He said party leaders now see Wike as a destabilising force rather than a unifying figure. <\/p>\n
According to him, the belief within the PDP is that there is \u201ca mole within the party entrenched to destabilise the party.\u201d<\/p>\n
He insisted that the frequent conflicts surrounding Wike have exhausted party members. He said the PDP cannot keep moving from one internal battle to another while preparing for a major election cycle.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can\u2019t take people all the time you are in crisis. You are fighting this, you are fighting that,\u201d he said. \u201cThe reason why all these things are happening, they don\u2019t have any problem with him, neither does he have any problem with them. But it is the problem of the PDP.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sani explained that the situation worsened after Wike failed to secure influence in the party\u2019s current National Working Committee. <\/p>\n
He said this marked a turning point in the relationship between Wike and the PDP leadership.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is the first time that the party will make a National Working Committee without him having any single member,\u201d Sani said. He added that Wike expected to be accommodated but was resisted by party leaders.<\/p>\n
According to Sani, the PDP leadership rejected Wike\u2019s demands because of his open alignment with the ruling All Progressives Congress.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou cannot eat your cake and have it. You cannot be working for APC and then want to be imposing people on us in the PDP,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Sani also dismissed Wike\u2019s legal challenges against the party. He described the court cases as an attempt to undermine the PDP\u2019s internal processes.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll those things he is saying, the issues he took to court and so forth, they are just tissues of lies,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He maintained that the PDP followed due process before holding its convention. He said the party met constitutional requirements by conducting congresses in enough states.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you are going to a convention, what is required is two-thirds of the states, and we have two-thirds of the states going to that convention,\u201d he said. He also rejected claims that the exercise was invalid.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo for him to be trying to delegitimise the convention by saying we had 16 states without congresses is false,\u201d Sani added.<\/p>\n
On allegations by Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, that Wike vowed to weaken the PDP ahead of the 2027 elections, Sani said he believed the governor\u2019s account.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t believe that Governor Makinde will just flagrantly come out to lie against Wike,\u201d he said. \u201cHe is not known to be a liar.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sani went further to accuse Wike of dishonesty, saying several of his public denials lacked credibility.<\/p>\n
\u201cI can itemise so many lies that Wike has said, and even his denial is a lie. I am confident that Wike said so,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
He also reacted to claims by Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, who accused Wike of using his position in Abuja to intimidate political opponents through state institutions.<\/p>\n
\u201cBala Mohammed responded clearly,\u201d Sani said. \u201cHe said Wike sells land and then bribes institutions. That is what he said.\u201d<\/p>\n
Despite the turmoil, Sani insisted that the PDP remains strong and capable of recovering before the 2027 general elections. He said the party\u2019s current legal challenges are temporary.<\/p>\n
\u201cOnce the PDP is able to surmount this in good time and the judgment comes, the traffic will shift,\u201d he said. \u201cAll routes will now lead to the PDP.\u201d<\/p>\n
Speaking directly on Wike\u2019s future in the party, Sani said many leaders no longer want him around.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs far as we are concerned, we want him to leave,\u201d he said. \u201cLet him leave the party and go to APC. Let him see how we are going to survive.\u201d<\/p>\n
He warned that the PDP cannot continue to accommodate what he described as destructive behaviour.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe cannot harbour somebody who is very destructive,\u201d Sani said.<\/p>\n
However, he noted that reconciliation was still possible if Wike showed remorse.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf he realises what he has done is wrong and comes back and says, \u2018Please accept me,\u2019 of course we will accept him back,\u201d he said. \u201cThe issue of the prodigal son.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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