The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has sent a stern warning to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors who defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
He stated that loyal party members would work to reclaim what he described as their stolen mandate from the defectors.
Wike spoke at the 2026 convention of the PDP on Sunday, held by a faction of the opposition party led by Abdulrahman Mohammed and backed by him.
He said, “This is the period of ‘operation show your report card’. All of you who took our mandate, we will take it back
“If they cannot withstand a small crisis, what happens if they face a national or external crisis?”
He urged party members across states, including Taraba, Bayelsa and Plateau, to “return our mandate,” signalling a renewed push to reassert the PDP’s political strength at subnational levels.
Among the governors who dumped the PDP are Sheriff Oborevwori (Delta), Umo Eno (Akwa Ibom), Peter Mbah (Enugu), Douye Diri (Bsyelsa), Agbu Kefas (Taraba), Caleb Muftwang (Plateau), Dauda Lawal (Zamfara) and Siminalayi Fubara (Rivers), Umaru Fintiri (Adamawa), all of who moved to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, dumped the party for the Accord Party.
Only two governors, Bala Mohammed (Bauchi) and Seyi Makinde (Oyo) are the only two governors are left in the opposition party.
