2027: Wike Warns PDP Against Re-Admitting Peter Obi, Says It Could Destroy the Party
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has issued a stern warning to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), cautioning that any attempt to bring former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, back into the party could lead to its total collapse.
Speaking during a media chat on Monday, Wike criticised the PDP’s leadership for failing to learn from the internal missteps that, he said, contributed significantly to its poor performance in the 2023 general elections.
He recalled that ahead of the last elections, he and other stakeholders had warned the party against allowing both its presidential candidate and national chairman to emerge from the northern region—a move he described as politically reckless and unjust.
“From the onset, I told my colleagues: PDP, you are making a grave mistake. You cannot have both the presidential candidate and the national chairman from the North,” Wike said. “It was bound to backfire—and it did.”
The former Rivers State governor accused the PDP of ignoring calls for balance, equity, and internal democracy, insisting that the decision to centralise power in one region contributed to the party’s electoral downfall.
“They stole both positions, and I warned it would purge the party. And truly, it did. I have no regrets whatsoever,” Wike declared.
He reiterated his long-standing stance that power must return to the South to maintain fairness and national unity, adding that the PDP’s continued refusal to embrace internal zoning principles has left it weakened and fragmented.
Turning to speculation about Peter Obi possibly returning to the PDP ahead of the 2027 elections, Wike dismissed the idea as hypocritical and politically dangerous.
“Bring Obi to do what? To destroy the party? This is someone who openly criticised the PDP, calling it rotten. And now, because of ambition, he wants to return? Some people would go as far as Satan’s house just to achieve power,” he said.
Wike argued that any move to reabsorb Obi into the PDP would undermine the party’s credibility and further dilute its ideological integrity.
“If you want to finish this party, then go ahead—bring Obi back. But there’ll be no more ideology, no more principle, only ambition,” he warned.
The FCT Minister concluded by reaffirming his commitment to justice, fairness, and zoning as the only path through which the PDP can rebuild and reclaim its relevance on the national stage.
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