Bye-election: PDP remains Nigeria’s only opposition party, Wike says

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, announced on Monday that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is the sole opposition party contesting the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Wike made the statement while congratulating President Bola Tinubu on the APC’s success in Saturday’s by‑elections held across Nigeria.

He delivered the remarks during the commissioning of the Water Supply Network to Karu Satellite Town, a project marking Tinubu’s third anniversary in office.

According to Wike, the PDP remains the leading opposition party in the country.

He said: “Let me use this opportunity to congratulate your party for winning Saturday’s by‑elections and also congratulate my party for maintaining its position as the opposition.”

“In every political setting, there must be winners and an opposition. Today, we have seen the ruling party and the opposition party.”

“The opposition is not about talking but about challenging the ruling party, and we are the only party challenging the ruling party. Therefore, we are the leading opposition party.”