Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has distanced himself from all reconciliation arrangements within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
He cited betrayal and consistent violations of previously agreed terms by some party leaders.
In a statement released on Sunday, Wike linked the party’s growing internal instability to unresolved issues following the 2023 general elections.
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He lamented the erosion of trust among the party’s leadership, describing it as a ‘pernicious virus of dishonesty and treachery.’
“Since after the 2023 General Election, the PDP has been wantonly swinging from one part of a slippery precipice to another,” he remarked, noting that repeated efforts to stabilise the party had failed.
The former Rivers State governor and prominent member of the G5 alliance specifically pointed fingers at Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, whom he accused of derailing progress made during reconciliation talks.
“I made it clear to the Governor of Oyo State, he, Seyi Makinde, that he was the architect of our problems, pointing out to him that non-adherence to agreements reached was the bane of the party, and that he was the chief culprit of this anomaly,” Wike said.
According to him, a prior meeting of the G5 governors held in Lagos had produced a consensus to reconcile and move forward.
This was followed by another gathering at Senator Bukola Saraki’s Abuja residence, which included Governors Bala Mohammed, Umaru Fintiri, and Makinde, among other senior PDP figures.
During the Abuja session, Wike said attendees agreed to key resolutions: accepting Senator Samuel Anyanwu as National Secretary under a Supreme Court ruling, withdrawing all PDP-related court cases in Rivers State, and discontinuing legal proceedings concerning a possible state of emergency in the state.
However, Wike claimed that the agreements were abandoned almost immediately.
He alleged that Makinde, in collaboration with Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu, coordinated a meeting of South-East PDP leaders who threatened to leave the party unless Ude Okoye was endorsed as Secretary.
“To my chagrin, Seyi Makinde had connived with Peter Mba of Enugu State to orchestrate the summoning of the meeting of so-called South-East leaders to recommend that if Ude Okoye was not adopted as Secretary, they would pull out of the PDP,” Wike stated.
He further accused PDP operatives of sidelining Anyanwu by installing the Deputy National Secretary in an acting capacity and using correspondence signed by the latter to summon a National Executive Committee meeting — actions Wike described as a blatant breach of the reconciliation pact.
As a consequence, he said, INEC refused to supervise a zonal congress scheduled for 24 May 2025 in Jos because the invitation was signed by an unauthorised party official.
“This is undeniably distasteful, provocative and annoying, to say the least,” he declared.
Reflecting on his decades-long involvement with the PDP, Wike expressed disappointment at being betrayed by individuals whose political success he had helped nurture.
“It is on record that none of these persons have done anything close to what I have done to sustain this party.
“What is more painful is that I contributed substantially to most of these governors winning their elections, yet I have not made any personal demands on any of them and I would never do so,” he said.
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Wike announced that he no longer sees value in further reconciliation efforts, declaring his intention to pursue justice independently.
“I have now firmly decided to pull out of all agreements hitherto reached. I have decided to fight on until justice is attained,” he affirmed.
Neither the PDP nor Makinde and Mbah had responded to Wike’s statement at the time of filing this report.
