Ahead of the 2027 elections, Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike has stated that he and Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara have parted ways politically.
Wike emphasized that he would not repeat what he called the blunders of the 2023 election and stated that he would personally back a candidate he can trust to succeed Fubara.
Speaking to his supporters over the weekend in the state’s Ahoada Local Government Area, the former governor of Rivers State made the statements.
He said that prior agreements with the governor had been broken, which prevented more political cooperation.
Wike declared, “We will not make the mistake we made in 2023,” adding that no one in Rivers State would force him to make political judgments.
Additionally, he rejected assertions that any candidate would automatically receive an electoral ticket due to recent political rallies and slogans.
Report recalls that State lead representative Fubara recently defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC.
But Wike made it clear that his outspoken support for President Bola Tinubu does not automatically convert into support for Fubara’s reelection campaign.
Citing what he called Tinubu’s benevolence toward Rivers State, including his appointment as an FCT minister, he reaffirmed his support for Tinubu and said the president deserved a second term.
In spite of this, Wike insisted that trust and interests would be the only factors influencing political decisions in Rivers State.
“So, if you like, shout on your mandate 50 times a day. It will not give you an automatic ticket. If you like, bring everybody and shout about your mandate that is not an automatic ticket.
“Politics is about interest,” he said, adding that he would support a candidate he can rely on and “sleep with his eyes closed.”
