‘Tinubu’s 2027 re-election will be easier than his 2023 victory’ – Wike

FCT Minister Nyesom Wike has described the African Democratic Congress (ADC) statesmanlike summons of Atiku Abubakar and erstwhile Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi arsenic a associated summons of corruption.

Wike spoke connected Monday during municipality hallway meetings with the Rumueme and Apara kingdoms successful Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State.

The erstwhile Rivers politician said the ADC summons would conflict to unafraid the constitutionally required 25 per cent of votes successful Rivers State, portion dismissing the absorption confederation arsenic a conjugation built astir politicians with questionable records.

Wike besides criticised Atiku implicit comments urging Nigerians to judge wealth offered by the ruling enactment during elections, describing it arsenic an effort to beforehand anti-corruption contempt Atiku’s past controversies.

He said, “When I saw Atiku connected tv yesterday, 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?”

He added, “The aforesaid Atiku that his brag described arsenic corrupt and that 1 of his large regrets is making him (Atiku) his Vice President is talking.”

Wike urged Rivers residents to enactment President Bola Tinubu’s re-election successful the 2027 statesmanlike election, saying the presid...