Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has cautioned the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against relying on the possible return of former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, as a survival strategy for the 2027 elections.

Speaking during a media chat, the former Rivers State governor said the PDP had failed to learn from the mistakes that led to its defeat in the 2023 polls, particularly its decision to field both the presidential candidate and the national chairman from the North.

“From day one, I warned them. You cannot have the presidential candidate and the national chairman from the same region. But they ignored it. I told them it would backfire, and it did,” Wike said.

He accused party leaders of arrogance and injustice, insisting that his opposition to the zoning imbalance was justified. “They stole the presidential ticket and also the national chairman. I said it would purge them, and it did. I don’t regret it,” he added.

Wike maintained that the only way forward for the PDP is to respect zoning and return power to the South.

On speculation about Obi’s possible return to the party, Wike dismissed the idea as “dangerous” and “hypocritical.”

“To what? Bring Obi back to where? The same Obi that called PDP rotten? Now, because of ambition, the party is suddenly good for him? That will kill the party,” he stated.

He warned that such a move would destroy the party’s remaining credibility. “If you want to destroy PDP, bring Obi back. Ambition without principle is dangerous. Without justice and equity, PDP has no future,” he added.