The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has disclosed that he will not leave the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), just as he vowed to continue to work for President Bola Tinubu of the ruling of progressive Congress(APC)
Wike added that he’s not a man that gives to fear, hence would remain with the PDP while working for Tinubu as a Minister.
The Minister made this commitment during an interview with BBC Pidgin, published on Saturday, 17 May, 2025.
“I can’t do that, I’m not afraid – how will I build a house and you now ask me to vacate the play,” Wike replied when asked if he would leave PDP
“It’s you that will leave the house not me that built it. You want to spoil a house that I built, I won’t allow you. I won’t leave, I will remain there.
“Opposition does not show impunity or arrogance, it’s the ruling party that does impunity and arrogance because we are in power.
“The one that pains me is the threats from them (South-East PDP). Let me ask you, who is there? Achike Udenwa who is a former governor of Imo and has no single National Assembly member, he didn’t give his party three percent of votes, yet is threatening.
“Sam Egwu, former Ebonyi State Governor has no National Assembly member and did not produce a governor, yet is threatening – he is empty – which threat is he issuing?
“We that have produced Governor, National Assembly members have not issued any threat, it’s you that can’t give your party three percent that is threatening.
“I have told them that if they zone, when we get to the bridge, we will cross it but they are fraudulent and I have told them that it will kill them.”
Wike, a former Governor of Rivers State,also said he won’t run for the 2027 Presidency against President Tinubu, just as he also added that he is currently working with Tinubu, hence won’t contest against him in 2027.
“I will not contest again, I should contest against somebody I’m working with? Who would win it if not him,” Wike said.
