'It's fake' - Wike rubbishes Peter Obi's display of modesty

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike has criticised the statesmanlike campaigner of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi implicit his assertion to modesty.

Wike, who spoke connected Tuesday during an engagement with Rivers State youths up of the 2027 elections, described Obi’s signifier of celebrating birthdays astatine Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, camps and buying roasted maize by the roadside arsenic fake.

According to the minister, Obi, who served arsenic politician of Anambra State for 8 years, did not show specified modesty portion successful office.

Wike alleged that Obi’s nationalist show of modesty was portion of a governmental strategy aimed astatine winning votes successful the forthcoming statesmanlike election.

He said, "Make him the president of societal media truthful that helium tin beryllium going to IDP camps, truthful that helium volition beryllium buying maize connected the roadworthy past you volition accidental oh! Very humble. Humble where?

"It's fake. Who are you going to deceive? When you were a governor, you didn't spell to the IDP campy to bash your birthday, you didn't spell to bargain substance by yourself, each of a sudden, conscionable due to the fact that you privation to beryllium president you are present going. Who are you going to deceive?"

'It's fake' - Wike rubbishes Peter Obi's show of modesty