The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, has thrown jabs at former presidential candidate Peter Obi, insisting that he can no longer become Nigeriaâs president.
Wike made this known in a statement shared on Sunday, as seen in a post by a user, @ChuksEricE, on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter.
He was addressing the oppositionâs move to form a coalition aimed at taking over power from the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general election.
While reacting to the proposed coalition, Wike first blasted former Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, stating that he had no moral ground to criticize the state of the country.
According to him, Aregbesola failed to fix key sectors while in office.
âThese are the same people that want to rescue Nigeria. You were the minister of interior but under you, the international passportâpeople would spend weeks, months, even years before they could get one,â he said.
Shifting his focus to Peter Obi, Wike dismissed his chances of ever becoming president, citing his record as a former governor.
âFor eight years, he was governor, and he didnât conduct a single local government election. Never. Only you, governor of all the local governments,â Wike said.
He further criticized Obiâs constant movement across political parties, saying:
âIn 1999, you were in the party. In 2006, you were in another party. In 2014, you moved to another party. In 2019, you came back to another one. In 2025, youâre moving againâto rescue who?â
âLetâs tell ourselves the truth. Some of you are fighting for somebody you donât even know,â he added.
The video, which has since gone viral, sparked a wave of reactions online as Nigerians flooded the comment section to share their views.
See some reactions below:
@de_godfella:Â âNah,for church ? Is he a spokesman or a Minister for Chris sake.â
@Noble_man002:Â âFrom where to where?? Wetin concern politics matters for House of God?â
@AdaIgbo00:Â âWike, rest. You were never the standard, just noise on repeat.â
@Statesman1010:Â âAnglican Church is a very useless denomination for always giving Wike thier Altar to talk politics.â
@Eusebuiskay:Â âThis is why the ADC just have to get it right and give Peter Obi the ticket. They know it will be game over once he gets the ticket.â
@chisomincrease:Â âPastors letting men like this to mount their pulpit and spill gibberish are a shame to priesthood. He came for Thanksgiving, thank God and leave.â
@Itswell2023:Â âWhich pastor would allow this man at his altar to be speaking rubbish? This cannot be the altar of God. Shame on the pastor. God abeg oh.â
@amih_philip:Â âI blame the priest for allowing this criminal talk politics at the pulpit .And congregation still sitting listening to this CRIMINAL..wike how did you became so wealthy?â
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