Wike on loan to APC, but there's no transfer clause — PDP

By Luminous Jannamike

ABUJA — The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Wednesday pushed back against suggestions that FCT Minister Nyesom Wike could be headed for the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, saying recent praise from APC National Chairman, Professor Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, should not be mistaken for signs of an impending political transfer.

The response followed glowing remarks by Yilwatda, who recently commended Wike’s performance as Minister of the Federal Capital Territory.

While welcoming the recognition, the PDP insisted that the former Rivers State governor remains firmly within its fold despite serving in President Bola Tinubu’s administration.

In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Jungudo Haruna Mohammed, the party described Wike as one of its most valuable political assets and maintained that his service in the APC-led administration had not altered his standing within the PDP.