The Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday, clarified that he is working for President Bola Tinubu and not the All Progressives Congress.

“I am not working for APC. I am working for Tinubu who have trust in me to help him deliver the renewed hope,” Wike said when he featured on Channels TV Politics Today.

He added, “I owe nobody any apology at all. I was in PDP and I worked for Ahmed Bola Tinubu to become the President of Nigeria.”

The PUNCH reports that controversy surrounded Wike’s reported APC membership after his name featured in the ruling party’s campaign council for the governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states on November 11.


This followed the denial, on Tuesday night, by the party of releasing the controversial documents containing notable names of chairmen, co-chairmen and members of the campaign councils for the governorship elections that went viral in the media and online platforms.

The rebuttal was contained in a statement issued in Abuja by the National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Felix Morka.

The statement read, “The attention of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been drawn to National Campaign Council Lists for November 11 2023 Governorship Elections in Bayelsa, Kogi and Imo States in circulation in sections of the media.


“The lists are not official documents of the Party and should be disregarded,” the APC rebuttal read.

The inclusion of Wike, which was revealed in the documents signed and posted on the social media platform of the ruling party on Tuesday evening by the party’s National Organising Secretary, Suleiman Arugungu, generated heated debate, especially in the camp of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party.

But speaking on Wednesday night, the minister insisted that he is still a member of the main opposition party.

He, however, said he owes nobody an apology for supporting Tinubu during the February 25 presidential election.

Asked if he is afraid if his party would take disciplinary actions against him, the former Rivers State governor responded: “Who is the party? Who are they?

“With all due respect, I have not seen that person who will suspend me. Nobody will do it. Who will discipline me? I should be the one calling for the discipline of these people who violated the party’s constitution. Who dare say they will suspend me? Who is the person?”

Racoon:
Meanwhile, the same balabloo-blu-bulava heroin drug baron is the national leader of the APC that Nyesom Wike once called "a cancer." Fear politicians!

successmatters:
What's the difference you confused man ?

BoldBrainz:


There's actually a difference.

Peter Obi was a member of APGA when he was appointed by Goodluck Jonathan into his executive cabinet. There's nothing wrong in Wike serving as a Minister under Tinubu. The ministerial role is not exclusively meant for party members. Whoever the President deems fit and capable can be called upon to serve, without necessarily having party membership.

BoldBrainz:


There's actually a difference.

Peter Obi was a member of APGA when he was appointed by Goodluck Jonathan into his executive cabinet. There's nothing wrong in Wike serving as a Minister under Tinubu. The ministerial role is not exclusively meant for party members. Whoever the President deems fit and capable can be called upon to serve, without necessarily having party membership.

successmatters:


And when he started working for Jonathan, Jonathan moved to APGA?

BoldBrainz:


What are you saying?

GEJ of PDP appointed Obi of APGA. Why would GEJ be moving to APGA? And in this scenario, has any of Wike or Tinubu remotely suggested moving over to each other's party?

successmatters:


Take it easy boy, so, is tinubu still working for APC, or for himself?

successmatters:
What's the difference you confused man ?

Racoon:
Meanwhile, the same balabloo-blu-bulava heroin drug baron was the national leader of the same APC that Nyesom Wike once called "a cancer." Fear politicians!

Racoon:
Meanwhile, the same balabloo-blu-bulava heroin drug baron was the national leader of the same APC that Nyesom Wike once called "a cancer." Fear politicians!

assholemods:

All these una balabloo is stale.