A former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Uche Secondus, has claimed that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, is creating crisis with Atiku Abubakar, the 2023 presidential candidate of the PDP, in order to make himself relevant before President Bola Tinubu.

According to Secondus, the president is “already getting fed up with his nuisance of bringing politics into the governance of the FCT.”

He noted that Wike was trying hard to create a non-existent crisis in the party as he is losing political relevance in both Rivers and Abuja.

Secondus said in a statement issued by his spokeman, Ike Abonyi, that the minister was "deviously trying to create the impression that he is in a tussle of supremacy with the 2023 Presidential candidate of the party and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar Wike who is copiously losing political relevance everywhere from Rivers to Abuja is trying to give the impression that he is a factor in PDP and holding it for his APC interest.

“The critical structures of this party, NEC, BoT, National Caucus, forum of Governors, Chairmen of states and National Assembly caucus of the party must rise to the challenge and isolate mischief makers and meddlers like Wike and move the party forward.”

PDP is set to hold its 98th National Executive Council, NEC, meeting in Abuja on Thursday, April 18, 2024.