Rivers: Wike Orders loyal PDP candidates to defect to APC - Sahara Reporters
Following the Supreme Court’s final judgment on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leadership tussle, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has reportedly moved to reposition his political base.
According to sources, on Friday night, Wike directed his loyal PDP candidates in Rivers State to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
By Saturday, they had begun the process of obtaining APC nomination forms, signalling a major realignment in the state’s political landscape.
“Wike has moved on following the Supreme Court’s final judgment. On Friday night, he directed his PDP candidates in Rivers State to defect to the APC, and by yesterday (Saturday) they had begun picking up APC nomination forms,” a source disclosed.
The move comes in the wake of the apex court’s ruling, which has intensified speculation about his next political steps ahead of the 2027 elections.
Developments within the party have taken a dramatic turn following the Supreme Court’s final judgment on the PDP leadership tussle.
A Certified True Copy (CTC) of the apex court’s ruling, sighted on Friday by THISDAY, revealed that the faction loyal to Wike lost out in the battle for control of the party.
According to the report, the court unanimously dismissed both Wike’s cross appeal and the main appeal filed by the Tanimu Turaki-led faction, which is aligned with Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde.
In a swift response, Abdulrahman Mohammed, who claims leadership of the PDP, rejected the reported CTC as unofficial.
He insisted that the Supreme Court judgment recognized him as the party’s National Chairman and Senator Samuel Anyanwu as National Secretary.
In a statement, the faction’s National Publicity Secretary, Mohammed Haruna Jagunda, dismissed the document being circulated, arguing that it failed to meet the standards required for a properly certified court judgment.
The PDP explained that a careful review of the purported CTC revealed that its pages were neither duly certified, stamped, nor signed by any authorized court official, contrary to established legal procedures.
“The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has become aware of the circulation of a purported Certified True Copy (CTC) of the recent Supreme Court judgment relating to matters concerning the party,” the statement read.
The party insisted that the document failed to meet the recognized standards for certifying official court records and should therefore not be considered an authentic copy of the Supreme Court judgment.
It said, “The PDP wishes to categorically state that the document currently in circulation was not officially released by the Supreme Court. A careful examination of the purported CTC reveals that it falls short of the established requirements for proper certification of official court documents. The pages were neither duly certified, stamped, nor signed by any authorized court officer in accordance with legally recognized procedures.
“However, assuming without conceding that the said CTC was officially released by the Supreme Court, we make bold to state that the contents of the judgment further affirm the defeat suffered by Kabiru Turaki and others from the Federal High Court up to the Supreme Court.
“The contents of the purported Certified True Copy have conclusively exposed the falsehoods and deliberate misinformation circulated by certain individuals regarding the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).”
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