By Suleiman Anyalewechi
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has reaffirmed his decision not to contest the Presidential election in 2027.
Speaking during his monthly media chat in Abuja on Monday , September 1, 2025, the immediate past Rivers State Governor , insisted that despite his beleaguered party, the Peoples Democratic party, PDP, zoning its Presidential ticket to the Southern part of the country, he will not run against his benefactor, President Tinubu, who will be seeking a second term in office.
According to him , being a man of proven integrity ,he would not return to his vomit, having severally made it known that he will prefer to support the ambition of the president, rather than throwing his hat into the ring.
” I will not contest . I have integrity ; I have character . There is no way my boss will be there ,and we are saying he should ,and then I will turn around ,to contest also”, Wike stated .
He emphasized that his decision is informed and strongly guided by his deep sense of loyalty to the President, as well as his personal principles.
He, therefore, vowed that no amount of political expediency or pressure will make him renege on his decision to support the second term ambition of the president.
This is as he strangely professed his unflinching loyalty and love to the PDP which he, in no small measure, contributed in dismembering .
He described the festering crisis within the PDP as self-inflicted.
” I have said it repeatedly, that if we don’t love PDP, by now you will not be hearing about that name . I don’t need to be a Governor for me to do what I want to do .
” One thing people don’t understand is that if you have a problem, don’t continue to give yourself more problems. Try to restrict yourself to the small one you have, rather than adding other problems .
“No opposition party can survive when it has a serious crisis. The duty of the opposition party is to see how it can manage its problems, and not by being arrogant”, the FCT Minister stated.
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