REVEALED: PDP's real problem amid unending feud between Wike and others

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Nyesom Wike said the problem with the PDP is that certain party leaders are working to bring him down
Wike, the FCT minister, accused some PDP heavyweights of being obsessed with their "personal ambition" at the expense of the party's unity and stability
In an interview monitored by Legit.ng, Wike stated that the alleged attempts to bring him down have made certain PDP leaders lose focus

Legit.ng journalist, Ridwan Adeola Yusuf, has over 9 years of experience covering politics and governance in Nigeria.

FCT, Abuja - Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), has said moves by some members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to bring him down is the party’s “problem”.

Speaking during a media briefing in Abuja on Wednesday, November 13, monitored by Legit.ng, the FCT minister lamented that alleged anti-Wike moves are the party’s undoing.

Wike accuses some PDP chieftains of attempts to bring him down

Wike insists he won't go down

He said:

“Let me tell you the problem, it is not that the PDP can not get its acts together, but it is this personal ambition; this attitude that I must bring Wike down.'“And when all your attempts is to bring Wike down, you make mistake. It is in bringing Wike, you are not focused, because Wike will not go down. Rather, you are the one that will go down.”

Watch the interview below:

Legit.ng reports that the PDP has been battling an internal crisis since 2022 —before the 2023 presidential election.

Despite being a member of the PDP, Wike took up an appointment as minister in the administration of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2023.

The call by some stakeholders for the suspension of Wike over alleged anti-party activities and clamours for the national acting chairman of the PDP, Umar Damagum, to resign, have further polarised the party.