The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Nyesom Wike, has reacted to those urging Goodluck Jonathan to contest the 2027 presidential election. He recently revealed that the people behind the push are intentionally plotting to plunge the country into crisis.
Speaking on Channels Television’s “Politics Today”, Wike said that it is hypocritical for the same people who frustrated Jonathan’s bid in 2015 to suddenly be asking for him to return.
According to him, anyone calling on GEJ to contest, despite his established status as an international statesman, is deliberately looking for a crisis.
“Anybody saying Jonathan should return because he will only do one term is only looking for crisis. These are the same people who abandoned him in 2015. Why now? Jonathan has made a name for himself globally and they just want to drag him into unnecessary conflict,” he said.
He further warned against attempts to destabilise the political balance, stressing that fronting GEJ or any candidate from the South under the guise of a one-term presidency is insincere.
Wike concluded by saying that while Nigeria is indeed passing through difficult times, Tinubu deserves praise for taking tough but necessary decisions to reposition the economy.
“Yes, there is hardship. I agree. But no one can deny that this government is making efforts to improve things. I see the projects in Abuja daily; they are evidence that something is happening.
Atiku was vice president for eight years. Why didn’t he lay the foundation to prevent hunger then? Now he keeps talking about hunger and revolution. For me, I don’t even bother reading what he says, because there is no truth in it,” he added.
