The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, said on Sunday that he has been working hard to keep the opposition party, PDP, alive.

Wike revealed that he has been supporting PDP since 1998.

He shared that it hurts him because he has helped many governors win their elections but never asked for anything for himself.

Wike, who was once the governor of Rivers State, made this statement in a letter he wrote himself called “PDP crisis: My Position.”

PDP has been going through a leadership fight since before the 2023 presidential election.

This fight caused a group called G-5, which includes Wike, Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, ex-Governors Samuel Ortom of Benue, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu, and Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State, to act against PDP’s previous presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.

While Wike and three other former governors supported President Bola Tinubu from the All Progressives Congress, Ortom supported the Labour Party’s former presidential candidate.

The leadership fight has now gotten worse, with two people, Samuel Anyanwu and Sunday Ude-Okoye, both claiming the PDP National Secretary position. But the Supreme Court confirmed Anyanwu.

A committee led by former Senate President Bukola Saraki was set up to solve the problem and is trying to calm things down in the party.

Still, Wike said he wants to cancel an agreement he made earlier with party leaders.

In his statement, Wike said: “I want PDP members and the public to know the truth.

“I have been with this party since 1998, working hard to keep it strong. No one else has done what I have done for the party.

“The most painful thing is that I helped many governors win but never asked for anything personal, and I won’t.

“I hoped we could trust each other, but since some people keep causing problems, like in the recent North-Central zonal elections, I’ve decided to withdraw from all previous agreements.”