2027: Wike Calls the PDP‑APM Alliance Claim a 419 Scam and Confronts Makinde

On Thursday, Barrister Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, dismissed reports that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had formed an alliance with the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), calling the claim a “political 419.”

While inspecting road works in Gomani‑Yangoje, Kwali Area Council, Abuja, Wike told reporters that Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde was misleading Nigerians by spreading rumors of a PDP‑APM alliance before the 2027 elections.

“When I say people are fraudulent, they thought I was joking. And that’s the 419 we are talking about,” Wike declared.

He added that neither the PDP nor the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) were aware of any such alliance.

“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.

Wike pointed to the PDP’s internal processes, such as aspirant screening, as evidence that the party operates independently and has not entered into any coalition.

“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.

He also claimed that Makinde was using the APM as a vehicle to pursue his own presidential ambitions.

“What you have is Seyi Makinde joining APM to be able to actualize his presidential ambition, which is already dead on arrival,” the minister said.

Wike said that Governor Bala Mohammed had never mentioned a PDP‑APM alliance, calling the story a mere political fabrication.

“It’s unfortunate. We know that has been his game plan and we would say he cannot fly the flag of PDP,” Wike said.

Wike responded to remarks attributed to the Governor of Rivers State about his continued membership in the All Progressives Congress (APC), noting that the governor had not asked anyone to pity him.

“Sorry for what? Why are you saying problem when nobody has told you he has a problem?” Wike asked. “The man has told you he still remains APC. So what is the problem now?”

He stated that any questions about the governor’s status in the APC were internal party matters.

“Ask me about PDP, I will answer you. Because how will you ask me whatever happens? Assuming he has a problem, it’s their internal affairs,” he said.