I Have Not Endorsed Anyone For Rivers Governorship -Wike
Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, said on Wednesday in Abuja that "I have not (endorsed anybody) and I cannot endorse somebody until the joint coalition meets" for the 2027 governorship election in Rivers State. He made the statement during his monthly media chat.
Wike stated that the joint coalition involves members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC). He said, "We have loyalists in PDP, we have loyalists in APC. I have never hidden the fact that everywhere you say rainbow coalition. We have put ourselves together and it is a political strategy because we have somebody we will fight." He also said that the coalition is not working with Governor Siminalayi Fubara, who is reportedly eyeing the APC ticket for the 2027 election. Wike accused the governor of reneging on an agreement reached with members of the Rivers State House of Assembly before President Bola Tinubu, an agreement he said prevented Fubara's impeachment.
Wike said to Fubara, "The president intervened in the impeachment palava and said 'hold on, let's have peace'. And the governor said 'I am ready for peace, I'm no longer interested in this, I will not do this'." He added, "The Assembly went and withdrew the impeachment before a president of a country. Now, having withdrawn the impeachment, you are now too smart on what you agreed before the president."
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Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, addressed the upcoming Rivers State governorship election. He hinted at a coalition strategy involving both PDP and APC members - but what could this mean for the political landscape?
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