Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has declared “total support” for President Bola Tinubu.
In a post on X on Tuesday, Wike — who
has been touring Rivers state LGAs — said his next stops (today) are Akuku-Toru
and Degema, adding that both communities are fully in support of Tinubu.
“Yesterday, we were in Oyigbo and Ogu-Bolo LGAs. Today, we
will be in Akuku-Toru and Degema LGAs,” Wike wrote.
“Here, it is local politics, and our support for Mr
President is total.”
BACKGROUND
Wike made the comments amid the rift with Ajibola Basiru,
national secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
On Monday, Basiru asked Wike to quit his ministerial appointment and focus
on what he described as an “obsession” with Rivers state politics.
Basiru demanded Wike’s resignation after the FCT minister
warned him to stop interfering in Rivers’ politics, threatening that his “hands
will burn” if he persists.
Last week, Victor Giadom, the APC’s south-south national
vice-chairman, expressed support for Wike amid the feud with Siminalayi Fubara,
governor of Rivers, noting that the FCT minister remains pivotal to winning
elections in the state.
“To the so-called governor of Rivers state, to win anything
in this state, you must go through Wike,” Giadom said.
The remarks did not sit well with Basiru, who cautioned
Giadom against “insulting” Fubara or any governor.
“I find it unfortunate that a member of the NWC, who is the
vice-chairman of the south-south zone of the APC, was referring to a governor
in our party as a ‘so-called governor of Rivers state’. No matter what his
allegiances are to anybody, it is unbecoming of somebody holding such a
sensitive position, and it should not be encouraged by anybody,” Basiru said.
On Monday, Wike, who viewed Basiru’s rebuke of Gaidom as
interference, cautioned the APC national secretary against taking sides in
Rivers politics.
“Carrying your hands to Rivers state, if they burn, don’t
say I burnt it. I can challenge anybody; this state is a no-go area, whether
you like it or not. Don’t dare. So, stop making unnecessary comments,” Wike
said.
The FCT minister’s opposition to Fubara is pitting him
against certain members of the APC.
He had dismissed a commendation of Nuhu Ribadu,
the national security adviser, who said Tinubu is happy with Fubara.
The FCT minister began campaigning against Fubara’s
re-election after the governor defected from the PDP to the APC in December.
Wike had accused Fubara of reneging on the agreement they
both signed before Tinubu lifted the emergency rule in Rivers.
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