Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has declared that he’ll lead President Bola Tinubu’s marketing campaign within the 2027 presidential election, reaffirming his open help for the All Progressives Congress (APC) chief regardless of remaining a member of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Talking throughout a media parley in Abuja on Monday, June 2, Wike made no try to cover his continued allegiance to President Tinubu, insisting he could be on the forefront of the president’s re-election efforts in Rivers State and past.
“I’ve instructed you this earlier than, is it as a result of I’m in Asiwaju’s presidency?” he mentioned.
“Are you not conscious I’ll lead his marketing campaign in Rivers State? You need me to say no?
“Are you not conscious that he didn’t stand up to 10 per cent right here, FCT? However he’ll win right here. Are you not conscious?
“Cease asking me questions .
“In fact, . Is that hidden.
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“As a result of I’ve mentioned the South should produce the president.”
Wike’s declaration provides a brand new layer of intrigue to Nigeria’s political panorama.
Although a outstanding PDP chieftain, Wike has grow to be one in every of Tinubu’s most seen supporters because the 2023 normal election, throughout which he overtly campaigned towards his occasion’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.
This alliance has deepened the interior disaster inside the PDP, which remains to be reeling from the 2023 defeat and has struggled to reconcile with Wike and different members of the G5 Governors, a bunch of aggrieved occasion leaders who opposed Atiku’s candidacy.
Wike’s appointment to Tinubu’s cupboard in 2023 as FCT Minister additional cemented the notion that he had deserted the PDP in all however identify.
His continued defiance of occasion traces has triggered calls from inside the PDP for disciplinary motion, although none has materialised.
Observers imagine Wike’s newest remark not solely confirms his political alignment with the APC but in addition alerts his readiness to play a central function in Tinubu’s 2027 bid, even whereas formally retaining PDP membership.
