APC Tells Wike to Keep Off Party Affairs, Insists He Is Not a Member
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has drawn a clear line between political cooperation and party membership, warning the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to desist from interfering in the affairs of the ruling party. The warning was issued by the APC National Director of Information, Bala Ibrahim, amid growing political tensions surrounding Rivers State and Wike’s increasingly vocal interventions in APC-related matters.
Speaking during an appearance on a Trust TV News programme on Wednesday, Mr Ibrahim accused the former Rivers State governor of overstepping his political boundaries. He stressed that Wike, who remains a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has no legitimate right to meddle in the internal workings of the APC, regardless of his public support for President Bola Tinubu.
According to Ibrahim, Wike’s actions amount to unnecessary interference, describing him as a “busybody” in legal and political terms. He argued that a lawyer of Wike’s standing should understand that meddling in matters outside one’s legal or organisational jurisdiction is improper.
“He’s a lawyer, and anybody who meddles in affairs that don’t belong to him is a busybody,” Ibrahim said. “If you interfere in matters that are not within the purview of your rights, then your wings have to be cut to size.”
The APC spokesman warned that continued interference by the FCT minister would attract firm political resistance, stating pointedly that Wike’s “wings will be cut” if he does not refrain from involving himself in party affairs where he has no standing.
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Ibrahim emphasised that Wike is not a registered member of the APC and therefore lacks any authority to influence its internal decisions. He added that the appropriate course of action, should Wike wish to play an active role in APC affairs, would be for him to formally resign from the PDP and join the ruling party.
“As far as APC is concerned, Wike is not our member. He has no right to interfere in our affairs,” Ibrahim stated. “If he believes in the APC, the right thing to do is to resign from the PDP and officially join us.”
The APC official also distanced the party from the internal crisis within the PDP, noting that Wike’s membership status within his own party remains disputed. In November 2025, a faction of the PDP announced Wike’s expulsion over alleged anti-party activities, further complicating his political positioning.
While acknowledging Wike’s role in supporting President Tinubu during the 2023 elections, Ibrahim insisted that such support does not translate into party membership or influence. He explained that Wike’s loyalty, at best, is to the president as an individual, not to the APC as a political organisation.
“There is a difference between the president, the presidency, and the party,” Ibrahim said. “Wike is working for the success of the president, not for the APC. Until he declares for the APC, he has no input in our party’s affairs.”
The comments came in response to a recent warning issued by Wike to the APC National Secretary, Ajibola Basiru, advising him to stay out of Rivers State politics. Wike’s reaction followed Basiru’s criticism of the APC National Vice Chairman (South-South), Victor Giadom, who referred to Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara as a “so-called governor.”
Basiru, in turn, called on Wike to resign as FCT minister, further escalating tensions between the parties.
Rivers State has remained politically volatile since the breakdown of the relationship between Governor Fubara and his former ally, Wike. Their feud previously triggered a political crisis that led President Tinubu to declare emergency rule in the state in March 2025. Governor Fubara and other elected officials were suspended for six months before being reinstated in September following a peace agreement brokered by the president.
Despite a second reconciliation effort in June 2025, tensions between the two camps have persisted, with Rivers State politics increasingly drawing national attention. The APC’s latest warning to Wike underscores the fragile balance between political alliances and party loyalty in Nigeria’s evolving political landscape.