Is the PDP Crisis Spreading to APC?
Is the public spat between the governors of the All Progressives Congress and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mr Nyesom Wike, an indication that the crisis that reduced
The conflict between the leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mr. Nyesom Wike, appears to have sparked a potential crisis within the ruling party itself. When the FCT minister threatened to "put fire" in any state governed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) if its governors interfered in party affairs, it seemed an isolated incident.
However, the situation escalated as the PDP governors, after meeting in Taraba State, called for a review of the party's congress outcome to restore leadership roles, including that of Governor Siminalayi Fubara. This move was seen by the FCT minister as undermining his authority in Rivers State.
The disagreement escalated when the APC accused the FCT minister of receiving funds from the state's previous emergency reserves, and in retaliation, the minister warned the National Secretary of the APC to stay away from Rivers State. This led to a cold war between the FCT minister and key APC leaders. The minister's accusations against Imo and Kwara state governors, Senator Hope Uzodimma and AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, further intensified the division.
The minister accused these governors of working against him, despite past support, and called them "politically lazy." In response, APC governors, viewing the FCT minister's Rainbow Coalition as an anti-APC coalition, declared they would not support any non-APC candidates, further escalating the conflict within the ruling party.
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