Leadnaija
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said he will lead the campaign of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2027 presidential election.
This was as he dismissed the allegation of undermining the opposition party by serving in the administration of President Bola Tinubu.
Wike made this known during a media parley in Abuja on Monday.
“I am still in PDP. I worked hard for the party,” Wike asserted. “I have not seen anybody who has the guts to tell me, ‘Wike, you are not a member of the party.’ Who is that? What is his contribution to the party that is more than me?
“No one will take me from the party. I’m a member. In fact, I’ll lead the PDP campaign in Rivers by 2027.”
Wike also revealed his delight in challenging powerful persons, especially in his role as FCT minister.
He said, “Look at what we are doing differently. People have said that FCT was not working (but) now it is working, which means I’m doing things that they (past FCT ministers) refused to do.
“I found out that most of them didn’t have the courage to annoy people, to step on toes, but I take joy when I step on the toes of big men; those who say nothing will happen, but I say something will happen. It makes me happy.
“All they want me to do is to make decisions against poor people, saying nothing will happen to them, but I say something will happen. That is why we making results. If you don’t do the right thing, too bad. I don’t care.”
When asked about the conflict between him and the suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, Wike denied the existence of such, adding that he would not have supported the declaration of a state of emergency in the state had President Tinubu consulted him.
“I don’t have any crisis with Fubara. I am not the president who declared the state of emergency.If Mr. President had called me that time, I wouldn’t have agreed on a state of emergency,” he said.
