The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is reportedly considering tough measures against the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, over what party leaders describe as his “excesses and disruptive conduct” within the party.
Multiple sources within the APC revealed that the move, said to be coordinated at the national leadership level, is aimed at restraining Wike from actions believed to be causing internal division, particularly in Rivers State.
Wike has been at odds with top APC leaders over the party’s open support for the 2027 re-election bid of Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Senior figures in the Tinubu administration, including Vice President Kashim Shettima and National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu, are said to have backed the pro-Fubara camp.
The former Rivers governor, who played a decisive role in Fubara’s emergence as PDP candidate and victory in the 2023 election, fell out with his successor barely months into his tenure over alleged disputes involving power sharing and control of state resources. The rift escalated into impeachment plots and ultimately contributed to the declaration of emergency rule in Rivers State in 2025.
Following the lifting of emergency rule, political dynamics shifted as Fubara realigned toward President Tinubu and defected to the APC on December 9, 2025, a move reportedly executed without Wike’s knowledge.
Investigations indicate that the fresh push to “cut Wike to size” is being spearheaded by an influential APC governor from the Southeast, angered by alleged attempts by Wike to build a counter-political structure in his state.
The plan reportedly involves mobilising APC governors, ministers, party leaders and key federal stakeholders who are said to be dissatisfied with Wike’s recent public outbursts, including his verbal attack on APC National Secretary Ajibola Basiru.
Part of the evolving strategy may include submitting a formal resolution to President Bola Tinubu, asking him to choose between Wike and the wider APC leadership— a move observers say could place the President in a political dilemma. Party leaders are expected to table the demand upon the President’s return from his vacation.
Meanwhile, Wike is said to be unfazed by the alleged plot. He has continued touring Rivers State, canvassing support for Tinubu’s re-election and insisting Governor Fubara must not seek a second term, claiming there exists a binding agreement known to the President.
He maintains that part of the agreement empowers him to nominate Fubara’s successor.
However, APC insiders argue that Wike is “living in the past,” insisting that whatever agreement existed in the PDP cannot apply now that Fubara is a member of the APC.
With entrenched camps hardening positions, analysts warn of stormy days ahead as the party awaits President Tinubu’s return and a possible showdown over the fate of the FCT minister.