The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on Thursday dismissed reports of an alleged alliance between the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), describing it as “political 419.”
Wike spoke with journalists during an inspection of ongoing road projects in Gomani-Yangoje, Kwali Area Council of Abuja.
The minister accused Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, of misleading Nigerians with claims of a PDP-APM alliance ahead of the 2027 elections.
“When I say people are fraudulent, they thought I was joking. And that’s the 419 we are talking about,” Wike said.
He maintained that neither the PDP nor the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was aware of any alliance arrangement.
“There’s no alliance between PDP and Allied Peoples Movement, APM, or any other political party, as the case may be. INEC also knows that there’s nothing called PDP-APM alliance,” he stated.
According to Wike, ongoing activities within the PDP, including the screening of aspirants, showed that the party remained independent.
“PDP has presented a presidential candidate, and watch out who will be submitted to INEC and see whether there’s anything called PDP-APM,” he added.
Meanwhile, the Abdulrahman Mohammed-led National Working Committee of the PDP has fixed Thursday for the screening of its presidential and governorship aspirants ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The party disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja by its National Director of Publicity, Chinwe Nnorom, on behalf of the National Publicity Secretary, Jungudo Mohammed.
According to the statement, governorship aspirants will be screened by noon at the PDP National Secretariat Annex, Legacy House, Maitama, Abuja, while presidential aspirants will appear before the screening committee at 2 pm at the same venue.
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