In front of the 2027 elections, Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike has stated that he and Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara have parted ways politically.
Wike emphasized that he would not repeat what he called the blunders of the 2023 election and stated that he would personally back a candidate he can trust to succeed Fubara.
Speaking to his supporters over the weekend in the state’s Ahoada Local Government Area, the former governor of Rivers State made the statements.
He said that prior agreements with the governor had been broken, which prevented more political cooperation.
Wike declared, “We will not make the mistake we made in 2023,” adding that no one in Rivers State would force him to make political judgments.
Additionally, he rejected assertions that any candidate would automatically receive an electoral ticket due to recent political rallies and slogans.
Recall that Governor Fubara recently joined the All Progressives Congress (APC).
But Wike made it clear that his outspoken support for President Bola Tinubu does not automatically convert into support for Fubara’s reelection campaign.
Citing what he called Tinubu’s benevolence toward Rivers State, including his appointment as an FCT minister, he reaffirmed his support for Tinubu and said the president deserved a second term.
In spite of this, Wike insisted that trust and interests would be the only factors influencing political decisions in Rivers State.
Shout on your mandate fifty times a day, if you’d want. You won’t receive a ticket automatically. Bring everyone if you’d like, and emphasize that your mandate is not an automatic ticket.
“Politics is about interest,” he declared, adding that he would “sleep with his eyes closed” and back a candidate he could trust.
