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By Oscar Okhifo
The Conference of Professionals in the Peoples Democratic Party (CP-PDP) has strongly criticized the stakeholders’ meeting convened in Abuja by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, dismissing it as a futile effort by a fading political faction with zero relevance in the party’s future.
In a statement released by its National Coordinator, Barr. Obinna Nwachukwu, the CP-PDP described the gathering as “the feeble kick of a dying partisan group,” accusing Wike and his associates of serving as agents of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in a bid to destabilize and weaken the PDP ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The group also described the Wike-led group as “Tinubu Support Group,”
The CP-PDP stated that the former Rivers State Governor no longer commands the loyalty of credible PDP stakeholders and is now “surrounded by expired, feeding bottle politicians who have been roundly rejected by their own people as demonstrated in their disgraceful defeat in the 2023 elections”
The group insisted that the PDP has moved beyond the internal wranglings of the past and is now focused on rebuilding, following the party’s successful 99th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting held on May 27, 2025.
“The FCT Minister and his group, which is best described as ‘Tinubu Support Group,’ must accept the reality that the train has since left the station; the PDP is ascending in new trajectory focusing on taking back power in 2027 in the collective interest of all Nigerians and no amount of ranting from unpatriotic and disgruntled individuals or groups can sway this resolve,” the statement read.
CP-PDP further questioned Wike’s continued interference in PDP affairs despite what it claims is a clear forfeiture of his membership due to his public disloyalty and failure to uphold the party’s code of conduct.
“Moreover, is it not appalling that an individual who is neither an official nor a member of the PDP having lost membership upon open cessation of subscription, loyalty and adherence to the mandatory Code of Conduct of members is grandstanding in an unstructured group and attempting to pontificate and sound off on the activities of our party?” it added.
“Having lost the following of genuine and respected PDP members, the FCT Minister is now surrounded by expired, feeding bottle politicians who have been roundly rejected by their own people as demonstrated in their disgraceful defeat in the 2023 elections,” the statement reiterated.
The CP-PDP emphasized that no sincere PDP member would seek to undermine the party’s chances in 2027, especially considering the “pains and agony that Nigerians are passing through in the hands of the APC.”
“In any event, the FCT Minister should come to terms with the fact that the PDP is not the appendage of, or the Ministry of the FCT where his boss, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed him to oversee. We again counsel the FCT Minister to leave the PDP alone and stay with his allies in the APC where he has openly pitched his political tent,” the statement concluded.
The group reaffirmed that the PDP remains strong and united, with preparations already underway for a successful National Convention in August. The focus, it said, is on building a formidable coalition to unseat the APC and restore responsible governance in 2027. Wike camp, as at the time of filing this report had not responded.