The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, National Publicity Secretary, Haruna Jungudo, on Wednesday, said the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, can only urge Nigerians to vote for President Bola Tinubu and not the All Progressives Congress, APC.
Jungudo insisted that despite contrary views, Wike is a member of the PDP and would back candidates of the party.
In an interview with News Central TV, Jungudo said no political party would not want to have Wike in their party.
Jungudo said: “The distinction is very clear that Wike is a member of the PDP. He has never hidden that, and he is supporting every single candidate of the PDP, with the exception of the presidential.
“Do we as a party have credible candidates? Yes, we do. Have we presented them to the public? Yes. Did INEC publish their names? Are they going to be on the ballot? What ultimately is the determining factor is Nigerians. This is our candidate for the PDP.
“No political party today, looking at the pedigree that Wike encompasses, won’t want to have him in their own political party. Now, what matters is that, do Nigerians want an alternative to APC? Yes. Wike can’t and would never come out to say vote for APC in 2027. He would only say vote President Tinubu.”
This comes amid the face-off between Wike and the Progressives Governors Forum over the Rainbow Coalition in Rivers State.
The APC governors had warned that the coalition may affect Tinubu’s re-election chances in 2027.
But Wike had dismissed their claims, while describing the governors as lazy politicians.
2027: Wike will ask Nigerians to vote for Tinubu not APC – PDP spokesman, Jungudo