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Amid renewed conflict between him and Rivers State governor Sim Fubara, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has vowed that mistakes made in the 2023 elections will not be repeated in 2027.
Wike made the vow while speaking during a visit to Akuku-Toru and Degema Local Government Areas on Tuesday.
He emphasized the importance of acknowledging past errors and taking corrective action.
He stated, “As for Rivers state, let me make it clear what’s important in life is that you make a mistake and come out to tell people, ‘I made a mistake, and therefore I want to correct the mistakes we made.
“The mistake we made in 2023 will not be repeated. Where we voted in the state is not where we will vote again in 2027.”
Tho comes after the minister declared “total support” for President Bola Tinubu, even as tensions brew between him and leaders of the All Progressives Congress, APC.
The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Ajibola Basiru, has slammed Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, urging him to resign from his ministerial position and face his “obsession with Rivers politics and the APC”.
In a statement on Monday, Basiru declared that Wike has no standing to involve himself in any APC political matters until he formally joins the party.
He also rejected Wike’s claim that he is motivated by the N600 billion in the coffers of Rivers State government, emphasizing that he is not an opportunist and has consistently taken principled positions.
“From my record, he (Wike) isn’t a member of APC. I don’t see which authority or temerity he has to be dabbling in APC affairs.
“I am the National Secretary of APC and I don’t see any basis for him to be making comments about my activities either in Rivers State or in any part of Nigeria.
“As the National Secretary of the party, my activities aren’t confined to Osun State contrary to his wrong impression. I am the head of the National Secretariat of the APC.
“So, he has no locus whatsoever to engage me in any political activity that concerns the APC until he joins the party.
