I worked with APC to defeat PDP in Edo — Wike
FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, says he has no regrets working with the APC to defeat his party, the PDP, in the Edo State governorship election. Read More: https://punchng.com/i-worked-with-apc-to-defeat-pdp-in-edo-wike/
Nyesom Wike, a former Rivers State governor now serving as Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, has remained in the PDP even as his relationship with the party's leadership has grown increasingly strained since the 2023 general election. His disagreements with the PDP's national leadership, particularly over the party's chairmanship and perceived marginalisation of his loyalists, have repeatedly spilled into public view, with his camp accused on several occasions of working at cross purposes with the party in key elections.
The Edo State governorship election was keenly contested between the PDP and the APC, and the outcome dealt a blow to the PDP's standing in the South-South, a region it has traditionally dominated. Wike's open admission that he worked with the APC against his own party is likely to deepen the rift within the PDP and fuel further questions about his continued membership and influence in the party, as well as the implications for PDP's cohesion ahead of future elections.