Nigeria: 2027 - Wike Says Support for Tinubu Won't Stop PDP From Fielding Candidates
Wike said he will mobilise support for Tinubu’s 2027 bid while leaving state and National Assembly contests to local politicians.
- On Tuesday, Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, clarified that his support for President Bola Tinubu's 2027 re-election does not mean the Peoples Democratic Party will stop fielding candidates for governorship and legislative elections.
- This clarification follows tension with All Progressives Congress governors, led by Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma, who recently distanced themselves from Wike's Rainbow Coalition after meeting to discuss its political alliances.
- Arguing that Politics is local, Wike cited 2023 elections in Abia, Ebonyi, Enugu, and Imo, where voters supported different parties for presidential and legislative seats despite APC presidential vote shares falling below 15 per cent.
- Wike dismissed the governors' concerns, urging them to resolve local challenges in their states rather than using the President's re-election campaign to create unnecessary political sentiments.
- The exchange illustrates the growing rift between Wike and APC stakeholders ahead of the 2027 election, as the minister maintains his strategy of mobilizing cross-party support for Tinubu while rejecting direct intervention in state-level contests.
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Nigeria: 2027 - Wike Says Support for Tinubu Won't Stop PDP From Fielding Candidates
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has declared that his support for the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027 remains unwavering, but stressed that such support does not mean the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will abandon other electoral contests.
I won't help anyone win elections in their states
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said he will not help politicians win elections in their respective states. He stressed that his priority for the 2027 general elections is to mobilise support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election. Wike made the clarification in a statement issued on Tuesday by his Senior Special Assistant on […] I won’t help anyone win elections in their states – Wike
Wike to Uzodimma: Rainbow Coalition not responsible for your abysmal support for Tinubu
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has queried why the Imo State Governor and Chairman of the Progressive Governors' Forum (PGF), Hope Uzodimma, was unable to garner massive support for President Bola Tinubu in the 2023 election, saying modern politics is no longer about coming from fourth position to emerge governor.
Politics no longer about becoming governor from fourth position – Wike replies Uzodinma
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory and former governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has once again tackled the Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma following controversy over Rainbow Coalition’s alliances. In what appeared to be a direct jibe at Uzodinma, Wike, in a statement by his spokesperson, Lere Olayinka, said Nigeria’s politics had gone beyond becoming governor from the fourth position. Recall that governors elected under the…
“My Support For Tinubu Does Not Extend To Other APC Candidates” — Wike
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has said he never promised that the Peoples Democratic Party would not sponsor candidates for the governorship, National Assembly and State House of Assembly elections in 2027, insisting that his political commitment is specifically to the re-election of President Bola Tinubu. Wike stated this in a […]
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