WIKE’S PDP BLOC ALREADY EMBEDDED IN APC – PARTY CHIEFTAIN, UTAAN

May 13, 2025 • Dons Eze • 2 min read

WIKE’S PDP BLOC ALREADY EMBEDDED IN APC – PARTY CHIEFTAIN, UTAAN

Engineer Conrad Terhide Utaan, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national chairmanship aspirant from Benue State, has raised concerns over the party’s future, warning that without bold steps to resolve internal disputes, the PDP may face total collapse.

Speaking on the growing crisis within the party, Utaan urged PDP governors to show greater courage in addressing the leadership issues surrounding acting National Chairman Umar Damagum and National Secretary Samuel Anyanwu.

He stressed the need for urgent reconciliation between the Atiku Abubakar and Nyesom Wike factions.

“If the Atiku bloc exits, there will be nothing left. The Wike bloc is already embedded in the APC,” Utaan cautioned.

On his part, Dr. Sam Amadi, director of the Abuja School of Social and Political Thought, added that the party cannot maintain its credibility as an opposition force while high-profile members openly support the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

He said: “To be a credible opposition, the PDP must expel members working for President Tinubu’s re-election. “You can’t have a leading opposition figure actively campaigning for the incumbent president. It makes the PDP look like a joke.”

He called on PDP governors to assert leadership and clean house, warning that failure to act could render the party irrelevant ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Dons Eze

DONS EZE, PhD, Political Philosopher and Journalist of over four decades standing, worked in several newspaper houses across the country, and rose to the positions of Editor and General Manager. A UNESCO Fellow in Journalism, Dr. Dons Eze, a prolific writer and author of many books, attended several courses on Journalism and Communication in both Nigeria and overseas, including a Postgraduate Course on Journalism at Warsaw, Poland; Strategic Communication and Practical Communication Approach at RIPA International, London, the United Kingdom, among others.