Wike Dismisses PDP–APM Alliance Claims, Accuses Makinde Of Presidential Ambition Plot

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Thursday dismissed reports of an alleged alliance between the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), describing the claim as “political 419.”
Wike spoke with journalists after inspecting ongoing road projects in Gomani-Yangoje, Kwali Area Council of Abuja, where he accused Oyo State governor Seyi Makinde of misleading the public with claims of a PDP–APM alliance ahead of the 2027 general elections.
“When I say people are fraudulent, they thought I was joking. And that is the 419 we are talking about,” Wike said, insisting that neither the PDP nor the Independent National Electoral Commissio...