Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has dismissed claims that he is politically aligned with or mentored by PDP chieftain Bode George.

Speaking during an interview with Channels Television, Wike questioned George’s influence in Lagos politics and the PDP’s repeated failure to win the state since 1999.

“I am not Chief Bode George’s political son. I’ve never had any relationship with him,” Wike said. “When he wanted to contest for the party chairmanship, I was among those who stopped him. He had to withdraw because we told him it wasn’t going to happen.

“Ask Bode George: since 1999, with the party united, what have we won in Lagos? As deputy national chairman of the PDP, he didn’t deliver anything. In my own state, all National Assembly members are PDP. What do you have in Lagos?”

Wike also criticised George’s reactions to internal party matters, describing him as overly emotional.

“He keeps talking about congresses. Ask him whether the South-East congresses have been conducted,” he said. “There’s no need to be emotional. Sitting at home and complaining won’t change anything. Even in the so-called congress held in Lagos, he was angry.”

George had recently moved a motion at the PDP national convention in Ibadan calling for the suspension of Wike and ten others over alleged anti-party activities—a motion that reportedly gained strong support from delegates.

The suspension attempt came amid escalating internal battles and court rulings seeking to halt the convention, further exposing the party’s deepening divisions.