Nyesom Wike, the Federal Capital Territory’s minister, has stated that he will not run against President Bola Tinubu in the presidential election in 2027.
He did, however, claim to continue to be a PDP (opposition) member.
“I won’t be in a fight once more. I am unable to challenge someone I am working with. If not him, who would prevail? He stated in an interview with BBC Pidgin.
Former governor of Rivers State Wike lost to former vice president Atiku Abubakar in a bid to win the party’s presidential election in 2023.
The party’s decision to not zone its presidential ticket to the South, which the minister found unsettling, leading to a political crisis that had a negative impact on the party’s election performance.
Read more about the Port Harcourt Town Hall Meeting’s Clash between Fubara supporters at Wike and  .
The Independent National Electoral Commission declared Bola Tinubu, the president of the All Progressives Congress, the winner of the election.
Wike also addressed questions to some opposition party leaders in the interview, saying he would not abandon the PDP.
“Let me ask you,” Who is a member of the PDP? Former governor of Imo Achile Udenwa has no member for the National Assembly. He did not receive three-quarters of the votes for his party.
There is no assembly member for the former governor of Ebonyi State, just one for the governor. You are issuing threats because you did not get a governor. What threat do you have? You are useless.
“That kind of thing (defect) cannot be done by me. I don’t have any fear. Is my strength me? If you come and annoy me, how will I build a house? Who will resign? I won’t let you ruin the home I built, and you will leave. He declared, “I will continue.”
Also read: Wike: The Zoning PDP Presidential Ticket to the North Will Backfire in 2027.
Numerous well-known members of the party have defected to the PDP, including the governor of Delta State, Sheriff Oborevwori, his deputy, members of the House of Assembly, and the state executive council.
Ifeanyi Okowa, who was the PDP’s vice presidential candidate in the 2023 presidential election, joined him.
Source: Channels TV
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