Why I received’t contest towards Tinubu in 2027 – Wike

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has dismissed claims suggesting that he will probably be contesting towards President Bola Tinubu within the 2027 common elections.

This got here as Wike just lately stirred political hypothesis by urging his get together, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to zone its 2027 presidential ticket to the South.

Nevertheless, in an interview with BBC Information Pidgin printed over the weekend, Wike made it clear that he had no such intention.

“I can’t contest. Why will I contest towards somebody I’m working for?” Wike stated, reaffirming his loyalty to President Tinubu’s administration.

The previous Rivers State governor emphasised that there’s at present no opposition candidate robust sufficient to problem the president efficiently.

“I can’t contest once more. I can not contest towards somebody I’m working with. Who will win besides him?” he added.

On the PDP’s zoning debate, Wike remarked, “They stated they’d zone it to the South, allow them to zone first. Once we get to the bridge, we are going to know how one can cross it.”

Addressing the continuing political disaster in Rivers State, Wike denied reviews of a feud with the suspended governor, Siminalayi Fubara.

He described Fubara as his “son,” insisting that he harboured no private battle with the governor.

“That one isn’t a battle. He (Fubara) is my boy, he’s my son, why will I struggle with him? I’m solely preventing towards individuals who need to steal what they didn’t work for.

“Now, they’re ashamed as a result of they’re being defeated. They’re those pushing Fubara,” Wike stated.