A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Segun Sowunmi, has blamed the crisis in the party on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s appointment of Nyesom Wike as the FCT minister.

“People will like to say Wike, but I will rather say President Bola Tinubu,” Mr Sowunmi said on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday when asked about the PDP’s problem.

Mr Sowunmi faulted Mr Tinubu’s decision to appoint Mr Wike as a minister in August last year. He said the president was wrong for not consulting the opposition’s leadership.

“He has no business appointing our member into his cabinet without talking to us,” said Mr Sowunmi. “He had no business taking Nyesom Wike from our party and appointing him.”

While acknowledging Mr Tinubu’s decision to form a national unity government, the PDP chieftain insisted that his decision disorganised the opposition.

Meanwhile, on Wednesday, all 36 PDP state chairmen declared support for the party’s acting chairman, Umar Damagun, ahead of the 99 National Executive Committee meeting slated for November 28.

This was despite calls from some party members, including former national publicity secretary Kola Ologbondiyan, for Mr Damagum’s replacement over alleged poor leadership and recent electoral defeats in Edo and Ondo states.