Nyesom Wike, the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), says he wanted to shoot Seun Okinbaloye, a journalist with Channels Television, over the latter’s comment on the tendency of Nigeria becoming a one-party state.
Wike spoke on Friday during a media chat in Abuja, the
nation’s capital.
Thursday’s edition of Channels Television’s Politics Today
programme focused on the leadership crisis in ADC and the decision of the
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
On Wednesday, INEC had announced that it would no longer
recognise the factions of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) led by David
Mark or Nafiu Bala Gombe, following its review of the court of appeal
judgement.
INEC said it would strictly abide by the orders of the court
of appeal in handling the leadership dispute within the ADC.
But the Mark-led faction rejected INEC’s interpretation of
the appellate court ruling, accusing the electoral body of acting under
external pressure.
Speaking on his show, Okinbaloye said it was disappointing
that the 2027 elections were shaping up as a contest between one political
party, owing to the crisis in the ADC.
He added that Nigeria is doomed democratically if the only
hope of opposition — ADC — cannot contest the 2027 elections.
“I’m particularly very pained because what makes the race
very interesting is when it’s competitive and not when only one party stands in
the middle of the ballot and we are looking for the rest of the political
parties,” Okinbaloye said.
“But we get one of them talking tonight about the state of
ADC, particularly, it looks like one of the only hopes of the opposition going
into 2027. If this hope is dashed, we are doomed democratically speaking.”
‘HE TOOK SIDES’
Reacting during his media chat, Wike accused Okinbaloye of
taking sides in the crisis rocking the ADC.
“I was surprised yesterday, thoroughly surprised. When I was
watching Politics Today, Seun. If there was any way to break the screen, I
would have shot him,” the FCT minister said.
“How can you, as an interviewer, say we cannot have only one
party? You are an interviewer; you are now telling them your own views.
“There is nothing wrong with asking your interviewee
questions. But you are now the one on national television making that kind of
statement, which means you have already taken a position.
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— Mardortii (@mardortii) April 3, 2026
Assuming there’s a way I can open the screen I would have sh0t Seun Okinbaloye.
Wike said. https://t.co/6ORFfQdHrF pic.twitter.com/KpHhhFTe7d
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