{"id":159858,"date":"2025-04-18T23:18:42","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T22:18:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/wike-denies-plans-to-install-weak-pdp-national-chairman-to-deliver-party-to-tinubu"},"modified":"2025-04-22T22:03:58","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T21:03:58","slug":"wike-denies-plans-to-install-weak-pdp-national-chairman-to-deliver-party-to-tinubu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/wike-denies-plans-to-install-weak-pdp-national-chairman-to-deliver-party-to-tinubu","title":{"rendered":"Wike denies plans to install weak PDP National Chairman to deliver party to Tinubu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike has dismissed reports of planning to install a weak candidate as the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.<\/p>\n<p>There are claims that Wike\u2019s planned National Chairman would deliver the PDP to President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>It was said that the Minister planned to install his candidate during the party\u2019s upcoming National convention later in the year.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting, Wike said he has no intentions of carrying out any bad plans against the former ruling party.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking during his Media parley on Friday in Abuja, Wike said: \u201cIt\u2019s not correct, if I have any intention to do anything bad, I will not point out these things.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m pointing these things out that look at where you are heading to, it will not serve us right, let\u2019s make a sacrifice \u2013 allow this man\u2019s tenure to finish and a man who does not love you will not be doing this.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo you want South to go to Tinubu? Yes, have I not campaign for him before? It\u2019s not a new thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lately, there has been internal wrangling within the PDP, a situation that led to the party\u2019s former presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar announcing the birth of a coalition.<\/p>\n<p>Atiku announced the coalition alongside former presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and ex-Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai.<\/p>\n<p>The opposition coalition is aimed at removing Tinubu from power in 2027.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting, the PDP Governors Forum had declared that it won\u2019t be a party to Atiku\u2019s coalition.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike has dismissed reports of planning to install a weak candidate as the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. There are claims that Wike\u2019s planned National Chairman would deliver the PDP to President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election. 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