PDP Faction Blames Tinubu, APC For Crisis Claims, Rejects Violence Allegations Against Makinde
The PDP faction led by Tanimu Turaki, SAN, has fired back at the APC and its members over their position on the national summit of the opposition political parties in Ibadan on Saturday, April 25, 2026.
National Publicity Secretary of the party, Ini Ememobong, in a counter statement, said, ”One of their numerous pain points arising therefrom was the historical recollection of ‘wetie’ – a sad descent into uncontrollable violence, caused by the political greed of the then ruling party and its concomitant asphyxiation of the opposition.”
Ememobong said, ”This recollection was embedded in the speech of the host, Governor Oluseyi Makinde. The federal government and the APC have described that recollection as a call to violence and have since been reacting with the panic of an animal cornered by its own misdeeds.
”In response, we state as follows: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. The use of history in the way and manner done by Governor Makinde in the said speech served as a caution and advisory to the federal government, the APC, and other national institutions, of the unmitigated crisis that their actions and inactions can result in.
”Only a guilty aggressor can interpret it to mean a threat or call to violence. It is common knowledge that those who do not learn from history are doomed by it,” he stated
He explained that Makinde offered a sobering reminder that when insatiable political greed and avarice replace patriotism and good governance, and were compounded by the accumulated anger and frustrations of the citizenry, the resultant conflagration would be of immeasurable proportion.
”This again is a fact that history bears witness to. The events that led to the sad incident of ‘wetie’ and the current happenings within the political space, as orchestrated by the APC, are not just similar but identical in both intent and execution.
”To continue doing the same thing while expecting a different result is the very definition of political recklessness. When pushed to the wall, people have no other direction to go but forward, against the wall itself.
”The current slide into elected totalitarianism has been entirely engineered by the APC and the Federal Government. They cannot decry the effect while remaining willfully blind to the cause and to their own culpability in it.”
PDP Faction Condemns Violent Rhetoric, Calls for Peaceful Political Engagement
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has expressed deep concern over reports of remarks allegedly made by Makinde, referencing “Wet e,” a term historically associated with a period of grave political violence in South West,Nigeria.
In a statement by the faction’s National Publicity Secretary, Haruna Mohammed Jungudo, the party strongly condemned what it described as ”this disgraceful statement”, and emphatically reiterated that violence has absolutely no place in Nigeria’s political space today.
According to Jungudo, ”Nigeria must come first, before politics and before personal ambitions. Without a peaceful and stable nation, no political system or democratic process can thrive.”
The PDP, therefore, called on all Nigerians, irrespective of political affiliation, to unite in rejecting any rhetoric or action that could incite unrest or threaten national cohesion.
”Our shared history reminds us of the cost of division
and we must remain vigilant in safeguarding the peace we have worked hard to build.
”We further urge security and law enforcement agencies to carry out their duties with diligence and professionalism by reviewing the circumstances surrounding these reports and also ensure that all relevant individuals are available to respond to lawful inquiries no matter how highly placed.”
”The PDP remains committed to fostering a political culture rooted in dialogue, tolerance, and respect for the rule of law.
”Our nation’s future rests on our shared commitment to put the country first, above any individual interest,” Jungudo said.
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