CP-PDP Urges Saraki Committee to Fast-Track Wike’s Expulsion from PDP

CP-PDP Urges Saraki Committee to Fast-Track Wike’s Expulsion from PDP

The Conference of Professionals in the Peoples Democratic Party (CP-PDP) has commended serving and former Governors of the PDP on their efforts to salvage and stabilize the party but urged the Senator Bukola Saraki-led Committee to fast-track the expulsion of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, Chief Nyesom Wike from the party.

This was contained in a statement signed by the organisation’s, proterm national coordinator Obiinna Nwachukwu in Abuja.

The CP-PDP after due consideration of the outcome of the expanded stakeholders meeting of serving and former PDP governors in Abuja on Sunday, May 11, 2025 insists that the only way to sanitize, stabilize and move the party forward is to expel Chief Wike who is serving in the All Progressives Congress (APC) administration for his unrelenting outburst against the PDP, its organs and leadership.

This is especially against the backdrop of renewed threats by Chief Wike on live television media chat today to drag the PDP to court over the party’s internal processes ahead of the scheduled May 27, 2025 National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting.

This is in addition to Chief Wike’s unapologetic public declaration of working for the victory of the APC in the 2026 FCT Council Election and the 2027 Presidential election

The Conference notes that it was offensive for most members of the party to see Chief Wike at the stakeholders’ meeting despite his damaging actions and utterances against the PDP and its efforts to regain power in 2027.

The Conference urges the Saraki committee to assert the position of PDP members and check Chief Wike’s influence by fast-tracking his expulsion before the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting.

The CP-PDP restates its position that the delay by the party leadership to invoke its powers and expel Chief Wike is dispiriting party members and further emboldening anti-party activities including divisive utterances that have the capacity to destabilize and erode public confidence in our party.

Moreover, an individual who openly aligned with the APC, propagating, executive and defending APC anti-people policies, publicly announced his commitment to working for APC against the PDP cannot be expected to take any action that will be in the interest of the PDP.

Furthermore, the PDP must take steps to discipline certain members who are aligning with Chief Wike to disrupt the party’s progress while urging all well-meaning members of the party not to be deterred at this moment.

The CP-PDP calls on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to continue with its impartial engagement with the PDP in its internal processes in line with the Constitution of the PDP.

The Conference urges all party members to stand firm and not succumb to anti-PDP forces who are working for the APC to distract and derail the PDP in its mission to serve as a leading opposition force to take back power for Nigerians come 2027.