Wike condemns the idea of Peter Obi’s return to the PDP as dangerous

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has warned that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will be signing its own death warrant if it makes any move to bring back former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, into its fold.

Wike, who spoke on Monday during a media chat in Abuja, said the PDP had not learnt from the strategic blunders that cost it dearly in the 2023 general elections.

According to the former Rivers State governor, the decision to allow both the presidential candidate and the national chairman of the party to come from the North was a fatal error that weakened the PDP’s credibility and divided its ranks.

“From day one, I told my colleagues in the PDP, you are shooting yourself. If you allow what is going on to continue, you’ll pay for it. You cannot have the presidential candidate at the same time as the national chairman of the party,” Wike said.

He accused the party leadership of “stealing” both positions and ignoring repeated calls for fairness, equity, and balance.

“It is better now you have stolen the presidential ticket — and again stole the national chairman. I said it will purge you. And it really purged them. I have no regret for it,” he declared.

Wike insisted that the presidency must rotate back to the South, stressing that equity and zoning remain the only principles that can save the PDP from total collapse.

On reports of Peter Obi’s possible return to the PDP, Wike dismissed the idea as both “dangerous and hypocritical.”

“To what? Bringing Obi to where? You want to kill the party? Obi that was abusing the party, saying it is rotten — so the party is now good enough for him? Ambition can make people even go to Satan’s house,” he said.

The minister argued that allowing Obi back into the PDP would erode whatever credibility the opposition party still has left.

“If you want to destroy this party, dare it —bring Obi. There’s no way he will come back just because of ambition. No more ideology, no longer principle,” Wike added.

He maintained that the PDP’s arrogance and refusal to respect internal zoning arrangements had left it vulnerable, insisting that only justice and fairness can restore its relevance on the national stage.