Wike No Longer PDP Member, Working to Destroy Opposition — Rivers PDP Factional Chair

PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria — Robinson Ewor, factional chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State, has accused Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), of working to destroy the opposition from within, insisting that Wike should no longer be regarded as a member of the PDP.

Ewor made the comments on Monday during an interview on The Morning Show, a programme aired on Arise Television.

According to him, Wike’s open allegiance to the All Progressives Congress (APC), under which he currently serves in President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet, disqualifies him from continued involvement in PDP affairs.

“Nyesom Wike today exists in PDP because he’s on a mission to destroy the PDP, to destroy the opposition in the country, not just Rivers State,” Ewor said.

He accused Wike of interfering in the internal workings of the PDP while simultaneously serving in an APC-led federal government, citing the minister’s support for Sam Anyanwu to remain as the party’s national secretary.

“What is his business? You are serving an APC government. You have pledged your loyalty to the APC. You have said it openly and publicly that you will support the APC in the 2027 general election,” Ewor added.

“No Longer One of Us”
Ewor said Wike’s continued influence in the PDP is a calculated effort to undermine the opposition, both in Rivers State and nationally.

“To us in Rivers, Wike is no longer a member of the PDP. He’s only here to destroy the PDP, to destroy the opposition,” he said, alleging that the presidency was backing Wike in this effort. “The president is funding Wike to destroy the opposition. That is the irony of it.”

Wike: “I Wanted Fubara Removed”
The comments come days after Wike admitted to pushing for the removal of Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara.

“As a politician, I am not happy about the state of emergency in Rivers State. I wanted the outright removal of Governor Fubara,” Wike said in a statement on Friday. “The president, by declaring a state of emergency, saved Fubara.”

The political rift between Wike and Fubara has deepened internal tensions in Rivers PDP, fueling wider national debate over Wike’s loyalty and the future of the opposition party ahead of the 2027 elections.