Nigeria, May 25 -- The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has labelled the Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, as the "architect" of the crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He also accused Mr Makinde, his former ally, of conniving with other party leaders to sabotage agreements reached to resolve the PDP crisis.

Mr Wike is officially a member of the PDP, although he serves in the APC administration of President Bola Tinubu. He has been accused of deliberately sabotaging the PDP to the benefit of the Tinubu administration, but has always maintained that he is a loyal member and benefactor of the PDP.

The former Rivers State governor, in a statement on Sunday, said he has "decided to fight on" within the op...