Wike: Coalition’ll fail, only PDP can challenge APC in 2027

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, says the newly launched opposition coalition under the African Democratic Congress (ADC) lacks credibility and cohesion to challenge President Bola Tinubu’s administration.

Wike said this in a media chat with journalists in Abuja on Thursday, July 3, 2025.

The minister also described the coalition led by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as a desperate fallback for failed politicians who were denied control of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

“There is no coalition. The opposition has decimated themselves. The only party that can, if they put themselves well, challenge this government is the PDP,” he stated.

Wike said despite internal challenges, the PDP remains the only structured opposition with a chance of unseating the APC, provided the party stays united.

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Wike also accused former Senate President David Mark of attempting to hijack the PDP leadership before defecting to become the interim chairman of the ADC-led coalition.

The minister said: “David Mark wanted to be chairman of the party and we said no. When they were saying the chairman should come back to North-Central, we said no. We stood our ground.

“Now he has gone to take chairman of coalition. Let me see who Nigerians will listen to.”

Wike challenged coalition figures to match his performance in public office, saying he had tangible achievements to point to during his ministerial tenure.

“If I leave as a minister today, I can talk authoritatively and say when I was a minister, this was what I did. Let any of them challenge me.”

The Star