A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has threatened to stop the party’s forthcoming National Convention unless its six-point demand is met.
The group, which held a meeting at Wike’s Asokoro residence on Monday night, issued its position through former Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom. Reading the communiqué to journalists on Tuesday morning, Ortom said the PDP was at a “defining crossroads” and warned that all judicial rulings must be obeyed to avoid worsening internal divisions.
The meeting was attended by four of the original G-5 governors: Ortom, former Abia State Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, former Enugu State Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, and Wike himself. The fifth member, Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, has since pulled out and aligned with the PDP mainstream to help organise the convention, openly opposing Wike’s stance.
Also present at the meeting were Wike’s ally, former Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose, who recently secured reprieve from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), and PDP National Secretary, Senator Sam Anyanwu, another staunch Wike supporter.
According to the communiqué signed by Ortom, the faction warned that failure to address its demands would “render any purported national convention invalid, as legitimate members of the party would be disenfranchised.”