{
  "id": 7620475,
  "title": "2027: Wike wants to keep PDP, never promised support beyond presidency – Fayose",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/2027-wike-wants-to-keep-pdp-never-promised-support-beyond-presidency",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T19:54:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/15/2027-wike-wants-to-keep-pdp-never-promised-support-beyond-presidency-fayose/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose stated on Tuesday that Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike desires to retain the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for future use. According to Fayose, Wike has not pledged support to anyone other than the 2027 presidential election. The former governor's comments follow the Progressives Governors Forum criticizing the Rainbow Coalition, a combination of the PDP and APC in Rivers State, led by Wike who had pledged their support to President Bola Tinubu. Speaking on Channels Television's Politics Today, Fayose highlighted that both Wike and himself, along with the governors, have not concealed their positions of supporting President Tinubu. Fayose emphasized that no one in Nigeria would deny knowing Wike's mannerisms or future actions, as Wike has a habit of declaring his intentions beforehand. He urged discussion around the upcoming gubernatorial elections, stating that there is still time before the 2027 presidential election.",
  "summary": "Former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, on Tuesday said the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, wants to keep the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the future. Fayose said Wike has not promised to support anybody beyond the 2027 presidential election. The former governor’s remark comes as the Progressives Governors Forum […] 2027: Wike wants to keep PDP, never…",
  "key_points": [
    "Wike wants to keep PDP for future use, not promised support beyond 2027 election.",
    "Former Ekiti Governor Fayose clarified Wike's intentions, not concealed positions.",
    "Fayose urged discussion on upcoming gubernatorial elections before 2027 presidential election."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "2027: Hunger doesn’t know tribe – Isaac Fayose blasts ethnic support for Tinubu",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/2027-hunger-doesnt-know-tribe-isaac-fayose-blasts-ethnic-support-for",
        "published": "2026-09-15T17:20:24.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}