The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has dismissed reports of an alliance between the Peoples Democratic Party and the Allied Peoples Movement ahead of the 2027 elections, describing the claims as “political 419.”

Wike spoke on Thursday while inspecting ongoing road projects in Gomani-Yangoje, Kwali Area Council of Abuja, where he accused Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde of misleading Nigerians over the alleged coalition.

“When I say people are fraudulent, they thought I was joking. And that’s the 419 we are talking about,” Wike said.

The FCT minister maintained that neither the PDP nor the Independent National Electoral Commission was aware of any alliance involving the party.

“There’s no alliance between PDP and Allied Peoples Movement or any other political party. INEC also knows that there’s nothing called PDP-APM alliance,” he stated.

According to Wike, ongoing activities within the PDP, including the screening of aspirants, showed that the party remained independent and had not entered into any coalition arrangement.

He further alleged that Seyi Makinde was pursuing his personal presidential ambition through the APM platform.

“What you have is Seyi Makinde joining APM to actualize his presidential ambition, which is already dead on arrival,” Wike said.

The minister also claimed that Bala Mohammed had never spoken publicly about any PDP-APM alliance, insisting the narrative existed only in political speculation.

Wike also reacted to comments concerning the political position of the Rivers State governor within the All Progressives Congress, saying the issue remained an internal matter for the party to address.