South-South Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Emmanuel Ogidi, on Wednesday, reaffirmed that the suspension of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike; former Ekiti State governor Ayo Fayose and others remain in effect.
Ogidi, who was speaking on a Channels Television programme, The Morning Brief, dismissed claims to the contrary as mere “noise.”
“Nigerians know the truth. They (Wike, Fayose, Anyanwu, and others) are just making noise. They’ve been expelled,” he said.
PDP, at its National Convention in November 2025, expelled Wike, Fayose, Samuel Anyanwu, and eight others for alleged “anti-party” activities.
The convention, held in Ibadan, Oyo State, cited actions inconsistent with the party’s collective interest as justification and later issued certificates of expulsion to the affected members.
Responding, the PDP faction loyal to Wike, in turn, expelled Governor Seyi Makinde and others who supported the move.
But weeks after the expulsion, Wike maintained that he is still a member of the main opposition party.
The FCT Minister said, “I’m still in the PDP. So those who remain, we’ll continue to work together.
“I have also told the party, ‘Put your house in order. Because at the end of the day, if you don’t, it’s the party that will lose.”
Wike made the comment in reaction to the defection of some PDP lawmakers in the Rivers State Assembly to the All Progressives Congress.
“We still call on the party to work together to ensure the remaining members can be a relevant opposition. But they chose not to,” he said.
