Wike to run for presidency in 2027? - Atiku’s ally makes allegation amid suspension saga

The crisis rocking Nigeria's main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is far from over.

Atiku's ally revealed a plot by Wike to topple PDP's leadership and pick the party's presidential ticket in 2027.

This is as a chieftain of the party, Don Pedro Obaseki has accused the minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, of plotting to weaken the structures of the party to make it easier for him to run on its platform for the 2027 presidency, The Punch reported.

Daily Trust reported that Obaseki stated this on Monday, September 11, in an interactive session with newsmen in Abuja against the backdrop of a call by the FCT minister to suspend Atiku from the PDP.

Reacting to Wike’s demand, Obaseki said, “It is not hidden that the only thing Wike is interested in is becoming the President of our country, and anything that seems to stand wittingly or otherwise in his achieving that quest will be flushed away and that is what he has been doing."

The camp of the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) flagbearer, Atiku Abubakar, has condemned calls for his suspension from the party.

They described the demand which was made by the minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, as “baseless and unreasonable”.

Iyorchia Ayu to return as PDP national chairman? Court gives verdict

The presiding judge of the Benue state High Court sitting in Gboko, D.M Igyuse, has given his verdict on the suit seeking to reinstate Iyorchia Ayu as the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Igyuse dismissed the suit, describing it as an abuse of the court process. The judge stated this while delivering his ruling on Thursday, August 31.