Wike Breaks Silence on Speculations About His Alleged Deal With Tinubu to Win 2023 Poll
- FCT minister, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, declared his absolute loyalty to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu
- Wike said he believes in Tinubu’s capacity and is old enough to be his father, hence his loyalty since 2023
- The minister disclosed this in an interview monitored by Legit.ng on Friday, September 13, 2024
Legit.ng journalist Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has over 9 years of experience covering politics and elections in Nigeria.
FCT, Abuja - Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), on Friday, September 13, 2024, quashed claims in some quarters that he had a bargain with President Bola Tinubu to win the 2023 election.
Legit.ng recalls that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 'G5' – Wike, Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Okezie Ikpeazu (former governor of Abia), Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (ex-Enugu governor), and Samuel Ortom (former Benue governor) – refused to support the party and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, in the 2023 poll.
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Tinubu, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), was declared the winner of the 2023 presidential election while Atiku came second.
After his inauguration on May 29, 2023, Tinubu appointed Wike as the minister of the FCT, Abuja, apparently as a reward for his support to the president during the election.
Reiterating that he supported Tinubu for the presidency, the former Rivers governor stated that it was not originally transactional.
Speaking on Friday night, on Channels Television's 'Politics Today', monitored by Legit.ng, Wike said:
“I never had any bargain with Mr President before I supported Mr President.”
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Northern youths asked Tinubu to sack Wike
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the Northeast Unity Forum (NUF) asked President Tinubu to immediately sack Wike.
According to the NUF, Wike’s recent controversial remarks against governors of the PDP who support Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers and his (Wike's) threat to unleash crises in various states are unacceptable.
The statement concluded by asking President Tinubu to 'choose between upholding the rule of law and aligning with an irredeemably compromised politician like Wike'.
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