The odds gather against Wike as PDP Professionals mulls his expulsion from party

The Conference of Professionals in the People’s Democratic Party (CP-PDP) has said that the former Governor of Rivers State and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike has automatically lost his membership of the PDP by publicly working with the ruling party to ensure PDP is defeated in 2027.

The group therefore demanded the immediate sack of the FCT minister from the PDP.

In a statement by its protem National Coordinator, Barr. Obinna Nwachukwu on Sunday, the group stated that it predicated its position on the public declaration by the FCT Minister of his alignment with the All Progressives Congress (APC) to pursue APC’s victory in the 2026 FCT Council election and the 2027 Presidential election, which declaration is in direct conflict with the PDP Code of Conduct of members as expressly provided under Section 10 (6) of the PDP Constitution (as amended in 2017).

Section 10 (6) of the PDP Constitution clearly states that “No member of the party shall align with other parties or groups to undermine the party or any of its elected government.

“The unambiguous intention of the crafters of the PDP Constitution in the reading, interpretation and application of Section 10 (6) is that a person who aligns with another political party, as has been done by the FCT minister, has by the effect of such alignment effectively relinquished his affiliation with the party and ceases to be a member of the PDP” the group stated.

It further explaned that electoral contest is central and fundamental to the existence of a political party including the PDP, for which members must devote absolute, undivided and unwavering loyalty, dedication and commitment under all circumstances.

“By publicly declaring to work for APC’s electoral victory, Chief Nyesom Wike has effectively declared for the APC, and to that effect under the PDP Constitution he can no longer be deemed to be, accepted to be or parade himself to be a member of the PDP. His declaration of loyalty to the APC has effectively terminated his membership of the PDP.

“This is in addition to Chief Wike unrelenting violation of the provisions of Section 58 of PDP Constitution by his constant public vituperations against the PDP, its officials and statutory organs”.

The CP-PDP demanded that the National Working Committee (NWC) of the PDP without further delay, invoke the express provisions of 29(2) (b) and 59 (1) of the PDP Constitution and officially expel Chief Nyesom Wike summarily from the PDP.

It reminded the party’s leadership to note that continued indulgence of Wike even after his declaration of support and loyalty to the APC is cancerous to the PDP. It added that the NWC delay in expelling the FCT minister has become vexatious to loyal and well-meaning party members. The NWC must therefore protect the party by immediately expelling the FCT Minister from the PDP.

The groups who declared that they are waiting for the NWC to do the needful,directed all professionals in the PDP to sever all partisan relationships, connections, and links with the FCT Minister in line with the demands of the Code of Conduct of members of the PDP.