Wike Fingers Makinde, Mbah As Obstacles To PDP Reconciliation, Backs Out Of Truce

By Suleiman Anyalewechi

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Nyesom Wike, on Sunday, May 25, 2025, insisted on the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, respecting all agreements reached with his camp as a pre-condition for peace.

This is just as he announced his withdrawal from  an earlier truce, and a return to the trenches until justice is done.

In a statement personally signed by him, the former Governor of Rivers State, who is a known figure in the protracted feud rocking the PDP, listed some of the agreements that must be respected to include the retention of Senator Samuel Anyanwu as the Party’s National Secretary in keeping with a Supreme Court verdict.

Other agreements, according to him, are  the withdrawal of all legal matters regarding Rivers State, and Emergency Rule proclamation, as well as a strict observation of all other conditions agreed by all parties.

Instructively, the FCT Minister singled out his ally, Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, and his Enugu State counterpart, Peter Mbah, for the breach of the agreements.

Wike emphasized the imperativeness of all parties to respect all the terms of the agreements reached during the reconciliation parleys.

While recounting the events that precipitated the festering crisis in the Party as dating back to the count down to the 2023 presidential polls, the FCT Minister regretted that his erstwhile soul mate, Governor Makinde, is now  the architect of the current crisis in the party.

“Since after the 2023 general election, the PDP has been wantonly swinging from one part of a slippery precipice to another, owing fundamentally to dishonesty and lack of trust amongst its key stakeholders.

“To stem this ugly trend, efforts have been made to arrest the pernicious virus of dishonesty ,and treachery, and enthrone fidelity to agreements with a view to stabilizing the party and moving it forward.

“To this end, a meeting of the G-5 was held in Lagos. At that meeting, I made it clear to the Governor of Oyo State, His Excellency, 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.

“At the end of the meeting, we resolved to bury the hatchet and make progress.

“As a follow-up to the aforementioned meeting, there was an expanded meeting in Abuja involving HE Seyi Makinde, HE Umaru Fintri, HE Bala Mohammed, HE Bukola Saraki and I at Saraki’s Guest House .

“At that meeting, I made it clear that I had no personal problems with HE Bala Mohammed, except that he hides under the facade of Chairman of PDP Governors Forum to serially renege on agreements.

“Tensions rose mightily at the meeting, and it took all concerned to calm frayed nerves. At the end of the meeting, we came to some resolutions, including that Senator Samuel Anyanwu remains the National Secretary of the PDP in tandem with the Supreme Court judgment; all legal matters relating to Rivers State must be withdrawn by the National Legal Adviser; the suit on the State of Emergency be withdrawn forthwith; and nobody should deviate from the agreements so reached.

“In the light of the foregoing, I was persuaded to attend the stakeholders meeting at the Bauchi State Government Lodge.

“I attended the meeting, and clearly reiterated my earlier concerns and to this end, and in order to resolve all other lingering and pending issues, a committee was formed ,headed by HE Bukola Saraki .

“It is, however, disheartening to note that even before the Bukola Saraki Reconciliation Committee began its work, the gentleman’s agreement we reached at Saraki’s Guest House was already being crudely violated .

“To my chagrin ,Seyi Makinde had connived with Peter Mbah of Enugu State to orchestrate the summoning of the meeting of the so-called South East leaders to recommend that if Ude Okoye was not adopted as National Secretary, they would pull out of the PDP.

“I have since granted an interview to the effect that that resolution of the South East leaders must not hold”, Wike stated .

In the same vein, the FCT Minister accused the Oyo State Governor of being the brain behind the adoption of the Deputy National Secretary as the Acting National Secretary all in the bid to undermine the earlier truce reached.

He expressed disappointment that an earlier letter written by Anyanwu endorsing the Party’s Anambra State Gubernatorial Candidate for the November 8 polls, was countered at the INEC by the National Publicity Secretary, allegedly on the directives of Governors Makinde and Mbah.

Wike, therefore, warned that all the actions geared towards flouting the agreement reached, will be counterproductive to the interests of the party.

Wike explained that he has taken the pain to outline all the facts behind the PDP recent crisis for the public to take note.

For the records, Wike has pledged his unalloyed support for the reelection of President Bola Tinubu in 2027 for a second term on office. The President is of the APC.