Wike: Obi has nothing to offer… his political wave is d£ad and bur!ed

Wike: Obi has nothing to offer… his political wave is dead and buried

Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), says the political wave behind Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), is “dead and buried”.

Speaking during his monthly media chat on Thursday in Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital, Wike dismissed the prospects of the NDC ticket featuring Obi and Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, former governor of Kano, in the 2027 elections.

The minister said political conditions had changed since the 2023 presidential election, when Obi, then the Labour Party (LP) candidate, secured significant support across the country.

“All this so-called Obi kererenke doesn’t exist again. I have killed it,” he said.

Wike also criticised Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), saying he failed to deliver when he had the opportunity to govern.

“Nigerians know that Atiku and co have been given the opportunity, but they did not do anything. Nigerians know that the former governor of Rivers state looted our state,” he said.

“Nigerians know that Obi has nothing to offer, he is a dramatist. You were there when Soludo exposed him.”

He acknowledged Kwankwaso’s popularity but questioned whether it would translate into support beyond Kano, where the former governor won the 2023 presidential election.

“I agree that Kwankwaso is very popular, but he ran in 2023 and won in Kano, fine, but what about the other northern states? What about the north central, what will happen there?” he said.

“The Obi wave is dead and buried. How many people are contributing money for Obi today?”