The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has launched a scathing criticism of former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, accusing him of democratic double requirements and declaring that his time in Nigerian politics has come and gone.
Talking throughout a thanksgiving service held in Abuja on Sunday, Wike questioned the democratic credentials of Obi, significantly his alleged refusal to conduct native authorities elections all through his eight-year tenure as governor of Anambra State.
“A few of you mentioned Peter Obi will likely be president. President the place?” Wike requested pointedly, drawing murmurs from the congregation.
“You don’t know someone; you simply act out of emotion,” he mentioned.
Wike, who served two phrases as governor of Rivers State, mentioned Obi’s failure to conduct native authorities elections whereas in workplace undermined the very democratic rules he now claims to defend.
“For eight years he was governor, he by no means performed native authorities elections,” Wike said.
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“And Nigerians weren’t indignant, and had been pleased. You refuse to conduct LG elections eight good years. That isn’t democracy. Solely you—governor for all of the LGs.”
He additional accused Obi of hypocrisy, suggesting that his latest criticisms of Nigeria’s democratic system stem from his exclusion from energy moderately than real concern for governance.
“He’s now saying that democracy is now not working in Nigeria as a result of he’s now not in energy,” Wike mentioned.
“However when he was governor of Anambra, democracy was working. It labored below you in Anambra—your state alone. To be chairman of LG, to be governor, just one man.”
The minister dismissed any suggestion of a political comeback for Obi, saying flatly: “The time has handed and also you gained’t have the chance once more.”
Wike’s feedback come amid rising political tensions and debates in regards to the state of democracy in Nigeria, significantly following the 2023 common elections and mounting issues about governance, accountability, and inclusion.
