The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State has suspended its Caretaker Committee Chairman, Dr Nname Robinson Ewor, over alleged actions and utterances deemed supportive of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.
The decision was taken on Saturday after an emergency meeting of the Rivers State PDP Caretaker Committee in Port Harcourt, where party leaders reviewed Ewor’s recent political conduct and public comments on the lingering crisis within the party.
In a statement issued after the meeting, the party accused Ewor of acting in a manner prejudicial to the stability, cohesion and future of the PDP in the state, particularly by openly associating with Wike, who has been expelled from the party.
Tensions escalated after Ewor was sighted alongside Wike during one of the former Rivers governor’s “thank you” tours across local government areas, an appearance that party leaders described as an act of defiance.
Ewor had earlier accused Governor Siminalayi Fubara of misleading party stakeholders during the height of the political crisis in the state, alleging that the governor encouraged a confrontational stance against Wike before retreating.
He further claimed that PDP members were left politically exposed following Fubara’s defection to the All Progressives Congress in December 2025.
Addressing journalists, the Caretaker Committee Secretary, Chief Ogbam Ojimah, announced Ewor’s suspension both as chairman and as a member of the party, stressing that the PDP had distanced itself from his statements and actions.
Reading from the resolutions, Ojimah reaffirmed that Wike remains expelled from the PDP and has no authority to interfere in the party’s affairs in Rivers State. He also announced his appointment as Acting Chairman, alongside Dr Baribefu Fidunko as Acting Secretary.
The party pledged loyalty to the national leadership under Dr Kabiru Turaki and reiterated its commitment to repositioning the PDP in Rivers State amid deepening internal divisions and shifting political alliances.
