{"id":199151,"date":"2026-04-20T18:07:54","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T17:07:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/wike-assures-aggrieved-pdp-members-of-their-due"},"modified":"2026-04-20T19:33:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T18:33:56","slug":"wike-assures-aggrieved-pdp-members-of-their-due","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/wike-assures-aggrieved-pdp-members-of-their-due","title":{"rendered":"Wike Assures Aggrieved PDP Members of Their Due"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and the National Leader of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Nyesom Wike, has assured aggrieved members of the the party that they will not lose their entitlements if they return, declaring that many who left only did so out of uncertainty and in search of political shelter.<\/p>\n<p>He therefore urged the party leadership to urgently move for reconciliation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChairman and your team should put in place a strong committee to reach out to those who are aggrieved.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is room for them to come back, and whatever is due to them will still be given,\u201d Wike said at the 108th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the party held Monday at Wadata Plaza, Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>The former Rivers State governor insisted that the PDP must close ranks quickly, warning that lingering internal wrangling could weaken its chances ahead of future elections.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn life, there must be a period of crisis. What matters is how we resolve the crisis. Now that we are together, we must not stop at reconciliation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Wike also reaffirmed his loyalty to the party, declaring that he has no intention of leaving despite ongoing tensions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have been a member of this party since 1998 and I will not leave. Whatever happens, we will continue to live as members of the PDP,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>He further called for transparency and openness in party affairs, saying this would rebuild confidence and attract back those who had drifted away.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you engage them, they will understand and support the party. There is need for openness so that we can achieve the unity we desire,\u201d he added, while expressing confidence in the party\u2019s legal team.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, PDP National Chairman, Abdulrahman Mohammed, signalled a fresh start for the opposition party, declaring that the era of uncertainty was over.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the party will strictly follow the Electoral Act and guidelines of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in conducting its congresses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe era of uncertainty is behind us. The era of strategy, consultation, and electoral preparation has begun,\u201d he said, promising transparent and credible congresses across all levels.<\/p>\n<p>Also speaking, Chairman of the Board of Trustees (BoT), Senator Mao Ohuabunwa, stressed that unity must remain the party\u2019s top priority.<\/p>\n<p>He urged members to bury their differences, warning that there was no room for exclusion if the PDP must regain its footing nationally.<\/p>\n<p>Ohuabunwa also called for discipline and strict adherence to the party\u2019s constitution, while commending reforms such as the e-registration initiative aimed at strengthening internal processes and repositioning the party for the challenges ahead.<\/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. Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and the National Leader of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Nyesom Wike, has assured aggrieved members of the the party that they will not lose their entitlements if they return, declaring that many who left only did so out of uncertainty and in search of political [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":199149,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,16],"tags":[254],"class_list":["post-199151","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-parties","tag-nigeria"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Wike Assures Aggrieved PDP Members of Their Due - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and the National Leader of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Nyesom Wike, ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/wike-assures-aggrieved-pdp-members-of-their-due\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Wike Assures Aggrieved PDP Members of Their Due\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and the National Leader of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Nyesom Wike, ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/wike-assures-aggrieved-pdp-members-of-their-due\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-04-20T17:07:54+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-20T18:33:56+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/sm_1776709938.831144.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/wike-assures-aggrieved-pdp-members-of-their-due#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/wike-assures-aggrieved-pdp-members-of-their-due\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Wike Assures Aggrieved PDP Members of Their Due\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-20T17:07:54+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-20T18:33:56+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/wike-assures-aggrieved-pdp-members-of-their-due\"},\"wordCount\":454,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/wike-assures-aggrieved-pdp-members-of-their-due#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/sm_1776709938.831144.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Nigeria\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Parties\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/wike-assures-aggrieved-pdp-members-of-their-due#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/wike-assures-aggrieved-pdp-members-of-their-due\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/wike-assures-aggrieved-pdp-members-of-their-due\",\"name\":\"Wike Assures Aggrieved PDP Members of Their Due - 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