Rivers PDP suspends caretaker chairman for aligning with Wike

The Peoples Democratic Party in Rivers State has suspended its Caretaker Committee Chairman, Robinson Ewor, for aligning with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.

Ewor had not too long ago accused Governor Siminalayi Fubara of deceiving get together leaders and supporters over the political disaster that engulfed the state, saying the governor falsely created the impression that he might wrest political management from Wike, solely to later abandon the get together on the top of the turmoil.

He additionally alleged that get together stakeholders had been misled into believing the governor was ready for a showdown with Wike, saying its leaders had been left stranded “in the midst of a political sea” when Fubara defected to the All Progressives Congress in December 2025.

Ewor was not too long ago seen with Wike throughout one of many latter’s ongoing “thanks” visits to native authorities areas within the state.

The get together mentioned Ewor had been suspended each as Caretaker Chairman and as a member of the PDP, saying his actions had been able to destroying the get together within the oil-rich state.

The get together acknowledged that the Secretary of the Caretaker Committee within the state, Ogbam Ojimah, has assumed the place of Chairman of the CTC.

Ojimah disclosed this after the CTC’s emergency assembly in Port Harcourt on Saturday, pledging his loyalty to the Turaki-led PDP and noting that the FCT Minister remained expelled.

He mentioned that by his suspension, Ewor had relinquished his place for associating with Wike, who was not too long ago expelled from the get together.

Ojimah emphasised that the FCT minister had no proper to intervene within the get together’s affairs, saying the get together within the state had distanced itself from all actions and up to date utterances made by Ewor.

He mentioned, “The Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, Rivers State Chapter, after our assembly right here at the moment, the third of January, 2026, hereby resolved as follows: that we disassociate ourselves from the press assertion and public utterances credited to Dr Nname Robinson Ewor, the previous Chairman.

“That you will need to re-emphasise and remind most of the people that Hon. Nyesom Wike has already been expelled from our get together and due to this fact has no proper to intervene within the affairs of the PDP.

“That Dr Nname Robinson Ewor, by his actions and speeches, has voluntarily resigned and relieved himself of the place of Caretaker Chairman of the PDP, Rivers State; and that the Caretaker Committee hereby formally suspends Dr Nname Robinson Ewor as Chairman and member of the Caretaker Committee of the PDP, Rivers State. Therefore, no one ought to take care of him in that capability.

“That the Caretaker Committee of the PDP, Rivers State, hereby resolves and unanimously appoints the Secretary, Chief Ogbam Ojimah, because the Appearing Chairman, and Dr Baribefu Fidunko because the Appearing Secretary of the PDP, Rivers State.

“That we stay dedicated and targeted on repositioning our get together for aggressive electioneering and repair to the folks beneath the management of Dr Kabiru Turaki, the Nationwide Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party.”