Wike Reveals Why Tinubu Passed Over Him For Campaign DG Role

Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, has provided an explanation for his rejection as Director General of President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 presidential campaign council.

Wike claimed that the role was inappropriate for him because of his membership status outside the All Progressives Congress (APC) and his wish to maintain his political clout in Rivers State.

He said: “In 2015, the Minister of Transport was the governor of Rivers State. He was the DG of Muhammadu Buhari. Before you knew, I pulled the carpet off his feet. He lost. He didn’t get 25 percent. In 2019, he was Minister of Transport; he became the DG, and he lost his state too. Bukola Saraki was the DG of Atiku campaign in 2019. He was running around doing ‘Atikulated’, I called him, ‘Why are you doing Atikulated? Go home!’ He lost his state! Lost his own seat, too! In 2023, Aminu Tambuwal became DG of Atiku. He lost his state! In the same 2023, Lalong was the DG of APC, the present president. He lost his state!

“I don’t want to lose my state! I will be in my state. I have two states: FCT and Rivers. What is important is that you are able to deliver those two states. So it is not about being DG. If you are DG and you don’t win your state, what is the essence of the DG?

“I am not a member of APC. So the issue of their Presidential Campaign Council is out of the question. When we were fighting for the President to be president in 2023, we were not members of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, but we were fighting. So, we had our own strategies on how the president would emerge.

“Mind you, when we formed the Rainbow Coalition, so many parties were coming together, working together in some states to make sure that the President wins.

“Nobody should use that as a yardstick to judge who will be the governor of any state. I think there is only one state that is clear that will produce a governor. It is my state. It is very clear. The other ones, we don’t know what will happen.”

This man with all the drama continues to keep us guessing, leaving us to wonder which party he truly belongs to. His actions and statements seem to blur the lines, making it hard to pin down his true political allegiance. In the end, his unpredictability only adds to the intrigue surrounding his real motives and loyalties.