Chief Peter Ameh, National Secretary of the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP), says Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has no integrity to determine whether Peter Obi should return to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Speaking on Daily Politics on Trust TV, Ameh faulted Wike for questioning Obi’s sincerity, saying the former Rivers governor had broken his own promises and could not serve as the PDP’s moral compass.
Ameh said: “Wike said he would never be a minister after office, today he is one. He said joining the APC was about seeking forgiveness for sins, today he works for Tinubu.
“He vowed to stand by PDP but openly campaigned against it. So, what moral standing does he have to stop Obi?”
He added that Obi has a constitutional right, as guaranteed in section 40, to belong to any party, noting that many PDP leaders are already urging his return.
“If PDP wants to survive beyond 2027, it needs credible candidates like Obi. Reducing the party to Wike’s whims is political suicide,” he said.
Ameh explained that while Obi remains a member of the Labour Party, coalition talks are ongoing across opposition platforms, a reflection of Obi’s “national appeal” which he said should worry the All Progressives Congress (APC), not Wike.
The CUPP scribe also described Obi’s recent pledge to serve only one term if elected president as a deliberate move to restore trust in leadership.
“Four years is enough for a leader with competence and discipline. Tinubu destroyed this economy in just two years. Obi’s promise is about integrity. He wants to show Nigerians that leaders can make a promise and keep it,” Ameh said.
He predicted that President Bola Tinubu faces a “crushing defeat” in 2027 as hunger, poverty and disillusionment sweep across the country.
“Nigerians are not smiling; they are waiting anxiously for 2027 to vote Tinubu out,” he said.
Ameh added that APC’s string of off-cycle victories is “false comfort”, insisting they do not reflect the mood of the electorate.
“In 2015, PDP won almost all by-elections but lost the presidency. The same mistake is being made today. Hunger is on the streets. Over 30 million people have been pushed back into poverty. Nigerians are not smiling,” he said.
He said young voters, who now make up more than half of the register, would play a decisive role in 2027.
“The streets are angry, the youth are mobilising, and the signs are clear, Nigerians are waiting to vote this government out,” Ameh said.
