Wike mocks Amaechi over 2027 election prediction

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has criticised erstwhile Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi implicit his prediction that erstwhile Vice-President Atiku Abubakar could triumph the 2027 statesmanlike election.

Wike questioned Amaechi’s governmental strength, claiming that less than 200 radical attended a municipality hallway gathering helium held successful Cross River State.

The curate made the remarks during his media chat connected Tuesday portion responding to a question astir whether the emerging absorption confederation involving Atiku and Amaechi could endanger President Bola Tinubu’s chances successful the adjacent election.

Wike said Amaechi had based his prediction connected the determination backgrounds of the starring statesmanlike contenders, arguing that Atiku’s bluish root gave him an vantage implicit candidates from the South.

“I watched Amaechi. He had a municipality hallway gathering successful Cross River. I tin archer you the numbers were not up to 200 people,” Wike said.

According to Wike, Amaechi told the gathering that Atiku was from the North, portion Tinubu, the Labour Party’s 2023 statesmanlike candidate, Peter Obi, and erstwhile politician Donald Duke were from the South.

Wike questioned however Amaechi arrived astatine the decision that Atiku had already won the adjacent predetermination based connected this determination calculation.

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