Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesome Wike, has said he will not contest against President Bola Tinubu in 2027.
Wike during a media parley on Friday in Abuja reiterated his commitment to the success of the Tinubu administration, noting that the quest for justice was the major reason himself and the G5 group of governors supported Tinubu’s candidature.
Wike averred that having worked for the emergence of Tinubu as president and having been made minister of FCT, nothing would make him contest against the president in 2027.
In his words:
“Tinubu made me minister; people don’t understand; I have character. What will happen in 2027? I stood, and I said I’m not going to support injustice. I was threatened that they would do this and that. They tried many options, including using major generals.”
On his face-off with Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State, Wike said:
“Give a man power and money; that is when you will know the person. If you have not given manpower and money, don’t say you know the person.”
“He may be your friend; he may be your son, sister, mother, or father. I don’t want to go into that,” he stated.
While lamenting that Governor Fubara could seek to destroy the structure that produced him as governor just three months after his emergence as governor said:
“In three months, it is sad for someone to scatter a political structure that supports and brings you up.
You know what is painful? All these allegations make me smile.
Who and who sat with him? In all your doings, be grateful for your life, no matter the circumstance. Nobody who is a gentleman and a politician will support this kind of thing.”
