Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has come under fire from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for threatening to shoot Seun Okinbaloye, the host of Channels Television.
According to reports, Okinbaloye stated on Channels Television’s Politics Today program on Thursday that the African Democratic Congress (ADC) turmoil was making the 2027 elections appear to be a race between just one political party.
He went on to say that if the ADC, the only opposition chance, is unable to run in the 2027 election, Nigeria’s democracy is lost.
“I’m really upset because when the campaign is competitive rather than when just one party is in the middle of the ballot, we are searching for the other political parties, which is what makes it so fascinating.
However, one of them speaks tonight about the state of ADC in particular, which appears to be the opposition’s sole hope for 2027. In terms of democracy, we are doomed if this hope is lost. said Okinbaloye.
However, Wike said that Okinbaloye’s remark demonstrated that he was taking sides in the issue shaking the ADC during a media conference on Friday in Abuja, the country’s capital.
“I would have shot him if there was a way to break the television’s screen,” he declared.
Bolaji Abdullahi, the spokesperson for the ADC, responded by calling Wike’s comments reckless and unacceptable in a post on Saturday via 𝕏, emphasizing that they directly violate the right to free expression.
“Wike’s threat to shoot Seun Okinbaloye from Channels Television for carrying out his journalistic duties is reckless and unacceptable,” he said.
“Everyone who values free expression must denounce this. They aim to start shooting journalists after dismantling opposition parties.
