Nigerian businessman and political commentator, Isaac Fayose has challenged the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, over his vow to resign if President Bola Tinubu fails to win the FCT and Rivers State in the 2027 presidential election.
DAILY POST reports that Wike, while addressing the leadership and members of the Apo Mechanics and Traders Association in Abuja on Wednesday, said he would submit his resignation letter on January 17 if Tinubu loses the FCT in the January 16 polls.
The statement has sparked reactions online, with some social media users accusing the minister of allegedly planning to manipulate the outcome of the election.
Reacting, Fayose, in a post on his Facebook page on Thursday, claimed that Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, would defeat Tinubu in the FCT and Rivers State if the election is free and fair.
According to him, Peter Obi won the nation’s capital in the last election and would even perform better in the 2027 polls.
“Wike, I’m telling you that Abuja is Obi. We won the last time, and this time, we will win more. APC will not get 25 percent in Abuja.
“Rivers State is also Obi. You are not going anywhere. Tinubu is tired; he needs to be retired so that Nigeria can move forward. The president is not even the one running the country; he just got back.
“We are winning Abuja and Rivers. Don’t let them hypnotise you by threatening that they have the power to rig. All power belongs to God.
“When they try to rig, we will all see. But if it’s free and fair, they can’t get 21 percent. Wike, Abuja and Rivers are not yours. Look for another job,” he said.
Fayose further claimed that some people just want Tinubu in power “so that they will continue to enjoy, and you can see it. It is time to take our country back.”
Get another job, Abuja, Rivers for Peter Obi – Isaac Fayose on Wike’s vow to resign