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He has no gut to tell us he wants to contest Presidency
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Said the Governor held ‘amala’ convention in Ibadan
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike has responded to allegations made against him by the Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde that he promised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu that he would hold the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for him in the build up to the 2027 general elections.
Wike described the Oyo Governor’s statement as a blatant lie, challenging the Governor on why he never revealed what happened to the party hierarchy at the time.
The FCT Minister spoke on Monday morning during his Ministerial briefing in Port Harcourt.
He said Governor Makinde’s statement was totally unfair to the President. “This is very unfair, totally unfair, why has he not come out since that time to say anything” . He opined that Governor Makinde statement could be as a result of frustration occasioned by the Ibadan convention.
“Nothing of such happened. Why would I tell Tinubu that? Who does not know my position on the presidency? Even Ortom (former Benue Governor and member of the G5)called me wondering when such a thing happened”.
The FCT Minister also took a swipe at the Governor’s alleged presidential ambition saying he does not have the guts to tell them that he was running for President. “When did he come into politics?, the Minister queried the Governor’s political pedigree
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