The Conference of Professionals in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has warned any member of the Party holding a position in the present administration  to resign or face expulsion.

Daily Trust reports that Nyesom Wike who served his two terms as governor under PDP is currently the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), under the administration of the All Progressives Congresss (APC).

The professionals said the call has become imperative to sanitize the party, prevent the All Progressives Congress, APC from turning the country into a one-party state and position the main opposition party for the next election.

Barr. Obinna Nwachukwu, Protem National Coordinator of the group in a statement in Abuja, said after an extensive review of the current state of affairs in the Party, “it was time for all leaders, stakeholders, members and supporters of the PDP across the country to stand up for our party at this moment and rescue her from imminent collapse.

“As professionals and patriotic members of the PDP, we can no longer continue to fold our hands while some professed members of our party, most of whom are known agents, including those who had taken up positions in the All Progressives Congress (APC) administration, are brazenly engaged in actions and utterances that are capable of crippling the PDP and enabling the APC foist a one-party State on our nation.”

The PDP group which said the party is being weakened from carrying out its role as a viable opposition party which Nigerians are relying on to rescue the country from the grip of the APC, demanded the “immediate and drastic actions to sanitize the PDP, protect, preserve and defend the party and democracy from further onslaught by the APC.

” To start with, the Conference hereby demands that all professed members of the PDP who had taken up appointments at any level in the APC administration, with particular refence to the former Governor of Rivers State and now Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Chief Nyesom Wike to immediately resign their positions in the APC government or be expelled from the PDP.

“The Conference finds it incongruous and unexplainable that an individual who claims to be a leading member of the PDP as a opposition party is at the same time serving as a top cabinet minister in the APC administration; propagating, promoting and defending the policies and programmes of the ruling party, professing loyalty to the APC administration and even openly endorsing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for re-election in 2027 against the ambition, objective and aspiration of the PDP.

“The position of the FCT minister portrays our party as sharing in the failed APC administration thereby emboldening other party members towards anti-party activities.”

The Conference also demanded that the National Working Committee of the PDP immediately set the path for the reinvigorating of the party by ensuring that it convenes the much-anticipated National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting already scheduled for March, 2025. “This will give party members the much-desired sense of direction on issues confronting the party.” He said.