Wike-backed PDP denies supporting Tinubu’s re-election bid

A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party backed by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has denied claims that it plans to assist President Bola Tinubu within the 2027 common elections.

The faction’s Nationwide Publicity Secretary, Jungudo Mohammed, said this on Monday throughout an interview on Channels Tv’s Morning Transient.

In response to him, the PDP will area its personal presidential candidate for the election.

“We’re not supporting President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu for 2027 common election. We are going to do all the pieces to area our personal candidate.

“And I’m interesting to Nigerians to please give us little time between now and the time we are going to conduct our primaries.

“All these rumours about we’re supporting APC or [being an] appendage of the APC will come to cross.

“Time will care for all these rumours and propaganda. It’s aimed toward both discrediting the PDP or discrediting the Honourable Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike,” he mentioned.

The place comes amid Wike’s repeated expressions of assist for Tinubu’s second-term bid.

In early March 2026, Wike mentioned throughout a media parley in Abuja that he would work for Tinubu’s re-election, noting that his assist would lower throughout celebration traces for candidates aligned with the President.

Regardless of this, Mohammed described Wike as a key political determine who may contribute positively to any celebration in Nigeria.

“He’s an asset so far as political area and political growth of this nation involved.

“No political celebration is not going to want to have Nyesom Wike of their fold,” he added.

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