06/07/2025
Peter Obi canโt be President โ Wike
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, has thrown jaษs at former presidential candidate Peter Obi, insisting that he can no longer become Nigeriaโs president.
Wike made this known in a statement shared on Sunday, as seen in a post by a user, , on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter.
He was addressing the oppositionโs move to form a coalition aimed at taking over power from the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general election.
While reacting to the proposed coalition, Wike first bIasted former Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, stating that he had no moral ground to criticize the state of the country.
According to him, Aregbesola faiIed to fix key sectors while in office.
โThese are the same people that want to rescue Nigeria. You were the minister of interior but under you, the international passportโpeople would spend weeks, months, even years before they could get one,โ he said.
Shifting his focus to Peter Obi, Wike dismisseษ his chances of ever becoming president, citing his record as a former governor.
โFor eight years, he was governor, and he didnโt conduct a single local government election. Never. Only you, governor of all the local governments,โ Wike said.
He further criticized Obiโs constant movement across political parties, saying:
โIn 1999, you were in the party. In 2006, you were in another party. In 2014, you moved to another party. In 2019, you came back to another one. In 2025, youโre moving againโto rescue who?โ
โLetโs tell ourselves the truth. Some of you are fightรฏng for somebody you donโt even know,โ he added.
The video, which has since gone viral, sparked a wave of reactions online as Nigerians flooded the comment section to share their views.
