‘We’re waxing stonger, not dead’, PDP replies Akpabio

National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party has dismissed Senate President Godswill Akpabio’s claim that the party is “dead,” insisting instead that it is growing stronger and expanding its national support base ahead of the 2027 general elections.

In a statement issued late Wednesday by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Jungudo Haruna Mohammed, the PDP said recent political developments showed that the party was attracting influential figures and consolidating its position across the country.

Akpabio had made the remark in Abuja during the inauguration of projects executed by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, where he described the PDP as a “dead” political party and urged Wike to “allow what is dead to remain dead.”

ALSO READ: NNPC records solid financial, production gains in May 2026

Responding, the PDP argued that the ruling All Progressives Congress could not celebrate projects delivered by a minister it described as being “on political loan” from the PDP while simultaneously declaring the opposition party irrelevant.

“The growing momentum around our great party is visible and undeniable,” the statement read.

The party cited what it described as the decision of Iyabo Obasanjo to identify with the PDP, the entry of Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami into the party, its victory in the Adamawa State local government elections, its success in the Rivers State Senate bye-election, and the influx of political leaders from Katsina, Jigawa, Imo, Oyo, and other states as evidence of its growing strength.

According to the PDP, “These developments stand in sharp contrast to the claim by the President of the Senate… that the PDP is ‘dead.'”

The opposition party further argued that Wike’s performance in the Federal Capital Territory demonstrated the calibre of leaders the PDP had produced over the years.

“A proud PDP member remains the most outstanding and best-performing minister in this administration. If anything, the occasion was a celebration of the competence, capacity and leadership that the PDP has consistently produced over the years,” the statement said.

The party added that the APC’s comments reflected growing anxiety over the PDP’s rebuilding efforts and increasing public support.

“We understand the anxiety within the ruling party over the growing momentum of the PDP as it consolidates internally, expands its support base and reconnects with Nigerians across the country,” it said.

The PDP also commended Wike for delivering infrastructure and public services in the FCT, saying his performance reflected the party’s longstanding tradition of competence and effective governance.