ABUJA — Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has cautioned Bauchi State Governor and Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum, Bala Mohammed, against moves to lure former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, back into the PDP ahead of the 2027 elections.
Wike, who spoke during a media parley in Abuja on Monday, was reacting to Mohammed’s comments during a Channels Television interview where the governor disclosed that the PDP was considering Obi and former President Goodluck Jonathan as possible flagbearers for the 2027 presidential race.
The FCT minister strongly opposed the idea, warning that Obi’s return to the party would spell doom.
“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,” Wike said.
He insisted that fielding Obi as the PDP’s presidential candidate would damage the party’s structure rather than strengthen it ahead of the polls.
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