2027: Wike questions credibility of Atiku-Amaechi ADC ticket

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has said that the presumption of erstwhile President Olusegun Obasanjo connected Atiku Abubakar and the ambition of Rotimi Amaechi raises questions implicit the credibility of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, statesmanlike ticket.

Wike spoke connected Thursday during a Rainbow Coalition gathering successful Oyigbo Local Government Area of Rivers State, wherever helium questioned Atiku's grounds arsenic Vice President.

He said Atiku, who served from 1999 to 2007, was a precise almighty Vice President successful complaint of privatisation and authorities companies.

"Can anybody archer me, bash you spot the interaction of Atiku Abubakar? No!" Wike queried.

He recalled that Obasanjo himself described Atiku arsenic corrupt and said 1 of his large regrets was making him Vice President.

According to him, with specified baggage, Atiku tin nary longer assertion motivation integrity, particularly aft asking Nigerians to cod wealth from the ruling party.

"When I saw Atiku connected television, asking Nigerians to instrumentality immoderate wealth fixed to them by radical from the enactment successful power, that it volition beryllium stolen money, I said haa, Atiku is present an apostle of anti-corruption?" Wike said.

The erstwhile Rivers State politician added that Amaechi's introduction into the ADC has...