₦airaland Forum

by Samuel Akpan


On Wednesday, Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), said he was not invited to the national executive committee (NEC) meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Wike spoke during an interview on Politics Today, a Channels Television programme, and maintained that he did not know about the opposition party’s planned national convention, billed to take place on November 15 and 16.

The PDP NEC had, on July 24, approved Ibadan, the Oyo state capital, as the venue for the national convention to elect a new national working committee (NWC).

The NEC is the highest decision-making organ of the PDP, comprising state governors, serving and former presidents, former vice-presidents, the chairman and secretary of the board of trustees (BoT), principal officers of the national assembly, all state chairpersons, members of the NWC, former governors, and founding members, among others.

When asked during the interview if he would attend or hold a parallel convention, Wike said he was not aware of the scheduled November event and was not invited to the NEC meeting where the decision was taken.

“I am not aware that they are going to a convention in Ibadan. As an NEC member, I have not been informed, nor have I been invited to the NEC meeting,” the FCT minister had said.

“If the team members say they are holding NEC, so be it. If no notice of meeting has been served on me as a member of the NEC, I have every right to challenge that, and no one can deny me my rights.”

But an invitation letter seen by TheCable shows that Wike was indeed invited to the NEC meeting.

The letter, dated July 10, 2025, was signed by Samuel Anyanwu, PDP national secretary, and addressed to the minister, inviting him to the 101st NEC meeting of the party.

The letter stated the date, time and venue of the meeting and was received by Wike’s office on July 18, duly acknowledged with a signature and stamp.

Earlier this month, Wike said the internal crisis in the PDP would not be over until the party recognises the outcome of the south-south zonal congress held in Calabar, the capital of Cross River.

The south-south zone of the PDP had, on February 22, re-elected Dan Orbih, an ally of Wike, as its chairman.

In March, the PDP NWC disowned the congress, saying it does not recognise Orbih’s election.

DeLaRue:
The cable said it has seen a letter addressed to Mr Wike.

Well, that a letter is addressed to an individual is not proof that it was served on that person, or that a genuine attempt was made to serve him and he evaded service.

Mr Wike has a legal background. For him to say on TV that he was not served notice of the meeting, he must have spotted a legal error on the part of the conveners of the meeting.

It would be difficult to find and serve Mr Wike personally. They should have published the notice in national newspapers, assuming the PDP constitution provides for that option.

Seems to that another legal battle is loading.

The letter stated the date, time and venue of the meeting and was received by Wike’s office on July 18, duly acknowledged with a signature and stamp.

doncartel:
Makinde is also a good presidential material and 2027 is his last opportunity to be president because before the job will come to South West again, at least 2 Northerners and one Igbo man must have done 8 years each as president. And Makinde will be over 80 years then. Maybe that’s why he’s battling to unseat Tinubu.

Kukutente23:
Before you make comments, always take a minute to read the info in the Op. Nigerians generally have a bad reading culture but this one is not part of that. Iunderstand that you're in a hurry to defend a politician because of the hatchet job he's doing for your political gods. But you should be even tempered enough to approach things the right way.

DeLaRue:
The cable said it has seen a letter addressed to Mr Wike.

Well, that a letter is addressed to an individual is not proof that it was served on that person, or that a genuine attempt was made to serve him and he evaded service.

Mr Wike has a legal background. For him to say on TV that he was not served notice of the meeting, he must have spotted a legal error on the part of the conveners of the meeting.

It would be difficult to find and serve Mr Wike personally. They should have published the notice in national newspapers, assuming the PDP constitution provides for that option.

Seems to that another legal battle is loading.

SmartPolician:
Here's a general life principle - people who talk too much, lie too much

Kukutente23:
Before you make comments, always take a minute to read the info in the Op. Nigerians generally have a bad reading culture but this one is not part of that. Iunderstand that you're in a hurry to defend a politician because of the hatchet job he's doing for your political gods. But you should be even tempered enough to approach things the right way.

DeLaRue:
The cable said it has seen a letter addressed to Mr Wike.

Well, that a letter is addressed to an individual is not proof that it was served on that person, or that a genuine attempt was made to serve him and he evaded service.

Mr Wike has a legal background. For him to say on TV that he was not served notice of the meeting, he must have spotted a legal error on the part of the conveners of the meeting.

It would be difficult to find and serve Mr Wike personally. They should have published the notice in national newspapers, assuming the PDP constitution provides for that option.

Seems to that another legal battle is loading.

DeLaRue:
The cable said it has seen a letter addressed to Mr Wike.

Well, that a letter is addressed to an individual is not proof that it was served on that person, or that a genuine attempt was made to serve him and he evaded service.

Mr Wike has a legal background. For him to say on TV that he was not served notice of the meeting, he must have spotted a legal error on the part of the conveners of the meeting.

It would be difficult to find and serve Mr Wike personally. They should have published the notice in national newspapers, assuming the PDP constitution provides for that option.

Seems to that another legal battle is loading.

Cherrybae:
Wike is a minister, when you write a minister a letter, even if it was received by his office, it takes some time for the minister to sight it due to high volume of letters in the ministers incoming mails.

I am sure wike has not sighted the letter as at when he appeared on channels TV to sat he has not been invited.

Those who have had dealings with government or work with the government can attestate to my views.

Even the CABLE knows this

SmartPolician:
Here's a general life principle - people who talk too much, lie too much

ddippset:
Says a man who hijacked the party and singlehandedly produced the last 4 National Chairmen of the party for his own selfishness.

Says a man who accepted nomination to be running mate to Fulani Atiku.
He knew it was injustice to give Atiku the ticket yet he lobbied to be the VP.


He knew the party had to go South for the 2023 election, yet he still put Secondus as National Chaiman just to hijack the party..
Only to push Secondus out because he wanted the ticket 2023.

This man remains the biggest problem of PDP.

He can only deceive and fool his minions, not reasonable people.