The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has maintained that he is still a member of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) despite facing threats of expulsion from some chieftains of the party.
Recall that Wike fell out with the PDP hierarchy in the build-up to the 2023 presidential election. He insisted then that the party maintain its internal power-sharing formula by zoning the presidential ticket to southern Nigeria. Though he did not support Atiku Abubakar, the winner of the PDP primary election, he worked for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), which led to the emergence of President Bola Tinubu.
He was later appointed by Tinubu as a minister, a move that triggered arguments as to whether Wike is still a member of the PDP. Despite the demands for his expulsion, the FCT minister says he is still a member of the PDP.
During a recent media chat in Abuja, he said: “I am a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
“Have you ever seen me change anything?”
“The one I supported before, what happened? I have decided to take a break. As you see me now, everybody should carry their cross.
“I was in PDP and I did not hide it: I told them I was not going to support their presidential candidate. Is it that I spoke or acted in a way people did not understand?”
