Wike Warns PDP Against Considering Peter Obi for 2027 Presidential Ticket

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has cautioned Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, against any move to bring former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, back into the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Wike issued the warning during a media chat on Monday in Abuja.

His reaction followed comments by Bala Mohammed, who also serves as Chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum. In a recent interview with Channels Television, the Bauchi governor revealed that the party was weighing the possibility of considering Obi and former President Goodluck Jonathan as potential candidates for its 2027 presidential ticket.

Wike, however, expressed strong disapproval of the idea, stressing that such a move would undermine the PDP. According to him, fielding Obi as the party’s flag bearer in the next general election would only destabilize the party.

He questioned the rationale behind readmitting Obi, recalling that the former Anambra governor had previously criticized and abandoned the PDP. “Bringing Obi to where? You want to kill the party? Obi that was abusing the party, saying it is rotten—so the party is now good enough for him? Ambition can make people even go to Satan’s house,” Wike remarked.