Lere Olayinka, spokesperson for the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has defended assist for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid by politicians outdoors the All Progressives Congress (APC), insisting that the transfer doesn’t quantity to anti-get together exercise. Olayinka made the place identified throughout an interview on……
Lere Olayinka, spokesperson for the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has defended assist for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid by politicians outdoors the All Progressives Congress (APC), insisting that the transfer doesn’t quantity to anti-get together exercise.
Olayinka made the place identified throughout an interview on TVC News’ Beyond The Headlines on Thursday, October 22.
He argued that the assist was restricted to the presidential election and shouldn’t be interpreted as an settlement to desert particular person events in different contests in the course of the 2027 basic elections.
“For the first time in history of politics in this country, the people from other parties are now supporting him. So, it’s not anti-party,” he stated.
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Olayinka additionally cited feedback attributed to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) nationwide management in assist of his argument, saying the get together had not disowned the place backing Tinubu.
“PDP has come out only to say, we are backing this person,” he stated in the course of the interview.
According to him, the assist for Tinubu on the presidential degree doesn’t mechanically decide how events and politicians will method National Assembly, governorship and state meeting elections.
He maintained that political issues differ from one constituency and native authorities space to a different, making it potential for politicians to assist the identical presidential candidate whereas pursuing separate pursuits in different elections.
