The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said the ongoing crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) should not be reduced to a contest for presidential ambition, insisting that the party’s survival depends on rebuilding its grassroots structure.
Speaking during a media parley in Abuja on Friday, Wike argued that winning the presidency without a strong sub-national base would leave the party ineffective.
He maintained that the PDP must first stabilise and re-establish itself at all levels before focusing on national power.
“Nobody does that. So the whole thing is not about the presidency. That’s what I have never liked,” Wike said.
“Even if you win the presidency, if you don’t have the sub-national structure, the party is not on ground.”
He added that the priority should be ensuring the PDP remains functional after emerging from its internal crisis.
“What is important to me is that the PDP is still on ground to make an impact after the crisis it has come through,” he said.
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