The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has alleged that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and other political leaders pushing for a coalition ahead of the next general elections are driven by personal ambition rather than the collective interest of their party or the nation.
Speaking during a media chat with journalists in Abuja, Wike expressed concern over the internal crisis plaguing the Peoples Democratic Party and accused its top figures of neglecting the responsibility of rebuilding the party into a viable opposition force.
“On the other part of those who are looking for a coalition, is for selfish interests, the likes of Atiku and other people, which coalition, with whom?” Wike queried.
“Why not come in to repair your party? Everybody wants to become president of the country, nobody wants to say, look, let me build our party so that at the end of the day, our party will be in a formidable position as an opposition party to take over power.”
The former Rivers State governor criticized what he described as a recurring pattern among political elites who focus solely on power grabs without addressing structural weaknesses in the PDP.
“You don’t do that, the only thing you want to do is, let me find a way; how I will be the one and if that does not happen; then it’s to your tent oh Israel,” he said.
Wike also lamented the repeated mistakes of party leaders and presidential aspirants who, according to him, are unwilling to learn or implement effective strategies that could secure electoral victory.
“Who rigged you out, you already rigged yourself out by causing crisis and this is what I’ve always said but because people are not sincere to themselves and people like me would not accept that,” he stated.
The minister’s remarks come amid renewed talks of coalition-building by opposition leaders ahead of the 2027 elections, a move Wike believes is yet another distraction from the core task of party reform and unity.
