The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has blasted opposition politicians for forming a coalition just 18 months after the inauguration of President Bola Tinubu in 2023.
He recently questioned the formation of a coalition barely six months into Tinubu’s administration.
Speaking during the inauguration of the Aguma Palace–New Market–Radio Nigeria road in Gwagwalada, Wike challenged members of the coalition who recently adopted the African Democratic Congress as their platform for 2027 to deliver their scorecards.
According to him, the politicians involved in the coalition should come out and declare what they achieved while in office, instead of constantly claiming that Nigerians are angry with the current government.
He stated that it is obvious that Tinubu’s detractors were already forming a coalition before his new government settled into power.
“I never knew people were so pained that so many things are going on very well in the FCT. Until last night, when I was watching Politics Today, I saw one of the presidential aspirants from the coalition party, an industrialist, so pained—to the point that he was angry the President, Vice President, Senate President, Speaker, and Secretary to the Government of the Federation are coming to commission projects. Yet they say Nigerians are angry.
I never asked anyone, but they said the coalition started 18 months ago. Mr. President has only been in office for two years. So you started a coalition when he was barely six months in office?
Eighteen months ago you started a coalition—six months into his tenure? When will you stop deceiving Nigerians? Someone had only been in office for six months, and you had already begun forming a coalition claiming he hadn’t performed?” he said.
He further noted that members of the coalition are simply angry because they were out of power, stressing that they would not be allowed to return to power no matter how hard they try.
Wike maintained that despite being opportuned to be in a position of power to help Nigerians out of poverty, the coalition members now posing as saviours did nothing to help the people.
He concluded by saying that all Atiku Abubakar has done since 1999 is jump from one political party to another.
“I have said it before—everybody, show your scorecard. When I was Senate President, let me show my scorecard. How did I help the people of Benue State? How did I help the people of Otukpo? We’ve been here 16 days and we’re already showing our scorecard.
Operation ‘show your scorecard.’ God gave you the opportunity to be in office and make Nigerians happy, yet, according to you, you refused.
Now that you’ve left office, you are angry. You say Nigerians are angry. No—you are angry because you’re no longer in power. You want to come back. But you won’t. You will not return to power.
In 2023, they said they would support one man, whose business since 1999 has been jumping from one party to another. In 1999, he was in one party. In 2006, another party. In 2014, he moved again. In 2019, he switched again. Now in 2025, he’s forming another coalition.
Were you born into coalition?” he added.
