Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has described the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, as stingy and unfit to govern Nigeria.
Wike made the remarks throughout a city corridor assembly with stakeholders in Bonny Local Government Area of Rivers State, the place he questioned Obi’s management qualities and mocked him for carrying his personal baggage.
The minister argued {that a} former governor looking for to lead Nigeria ought to be in a position to make use of a private assistant relatively than carry his belongings himself.
“As a former governor, you cannot be stingy not to have employed a personal assistant who will carry your bag. You want to show you carry your bag. We don’t want such a stingy person as a president,” Wike stated.
He additionally dismissed Obi’s recognition on social media.
According to him, on-line assist didn’t essentially translate into the flexibility to govern a rustic.
Wike additional questioned Obi’s report as governor of Anambra State.
“People should look at what the current governor, Chukwuma Soludo, is doing and compare it with what Obi did when he was governor of Anambra State,” Wike stated.
The FCT minister additionally criticised politicians who depart their events throughout inside disputes, saying management requires the flexibility to confront challenges relatively than abandon them.
Referring to the disaster within the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Wike stated he remained within the occasion and fought his political battles as an alternative of leaving.
“How will you solve the problem of the country? Did you see when there was a problem in PDP? Did I run? I defeated them,” he stated.
Wike additionally expressed doubts in regards to the management of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential ticket and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, whom he stated he had identified since their time within the PDP.
He reaffirmed his assist for President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress, APC, declaring that the ruling occasion was the platform he would assist within the 2027 presidential election.
The minister urged Nigerians to look at the information of politicians looking for public workplace relatively than rely solely on marketing campaign guarantees.
