2027: Wike Breaks Silence After Tinubu Makes Key Campaign Decision

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Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has welcomed his appointment to President Bola Tinubu’s re-election campaign team, despite his continued affiliation with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rather than the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

Wike said the president’s decision to include individuals from outside the APC demonstrated that the campaign was open to anyone willing to support his bid for another term in office.

The minister made the remarks on Tuesday during his monthly media briefing in Abuja.

According to Wike, Tinubu acknowledged that some people who do not belong to the ruling party could still make valuable contributions to his re-election campaign and therefore chose to involve them.

“So my thinking is that the president said, look, there are those who are not members of our political parties, but have something to offer for his re-election, and it will be proper to accommodate them so that we are able to offer whatever they may call it,” he said.

Wike stated that the arrangement brought together APC members and other supporters of the president to work towards a common political objective, notwithstanding their different party affiliations.

“Some don’t want to see the word coalition, but if you see that word PBAT slash APC, were the members of the party, and supporters of Mr President working together to achieve one purpose,” he added.

The FCT minister pointed to Anambra State Governor Chukwuma Soludo and Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke as examples of non-APC governors appointed to coordinate support for Tinubu’s re-election in their respective areas.

“You can see Professor Soludo, Governor of Anambra State, who is the coordinator for Anambra State. You can see Governor Adeleke, who is not a member of APC, but the coordinator for Mr President, and then my humble self, who is not a member of APC, but a strong coordinator for the president in Rivers and the FCT,” Wike said.

He argued that the president’s re-election bid should be regarded as a wider political undertaking that extends beyond the membership of the ruling party.

“It tells you that it’s not necessarily just APC. Like we are saying that the re-election of Mr President should not just be about the APC,” he said.

Wike further maintained that Tinubu had attracted support from across the political spectrum, with individuals from different parties willing to work towards securing his return to office.

“So that is giving holistic view that there are those who are ready for Mr President to be elected to continue the good work we think he is doing for Nigeria. Frankly speaking, we are happy to be part of it,” he said.

ZINGTIE reports that Wike, a former governor of Rivers State, has continued to support Tinubu’s presidency while maintaining his association with the PDP.

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