The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has blasted leaders of the opposition coalition, saying they weren’t interested by rescuing Nigerians as they claimed, however of their self-interest.
Wike said this on Sunday on the thanksgiving service for the completion of tasks by the FCT administration on Sunday.
He stated Nigerians had been indignant with those that didn’t carry out whereas in workplace.
“How can Nigerians not be indignant with you? In 1999, you had been at this social gathering. In 2006. In 2014, you moved to a different social gathering. In 2019, you got here again to a different social gathering. Now, in 2025, you have got moved to a different social gathering? To rescue whom? You need to rescue your abdomen; it’s not Nigerians you need to rescue.
“A few of you have got sympathy for any individual you don’t know. You say Peter Obi might be President. President the place? For eight years, he was governor; he by no means performed native authorities elections. That’s what you describe as democracy. Solely you had been the governor and chairman of the native governments,” he stated.
Wike known as on Christians to be affected person with Tinubu and pray for the administration, reasonably than trouble about individuals who have misplaced their probabilities to place Nigeria proper.
The opposition coalition, which adopted the African Democratic Congress as its political social gathering, forward of the 2027 common elections, has a former vp, Atiku Abubakar, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Occasion, Peter Obi; a for Osun State governor, Rauf Aregbesola; a former Kaduna governor, Nasir El-Rufai; and a former senate president, David Mark.
