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Nigeria: APC Lawmaker Defends Wike As Tension Grows With Party's Governors
Jibrin says Wike has helped the party and Tinubu, and predicts the president will win at least 65% of votes in 2027.
- House of Representatives member Abdulmumin Jibrin defended Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Nyesom Wike on Wednesday, describing him as an "asset" to the All Progressives Congress despite his Peoples Democratic Party membership.
- Tensions escalated after Wike called APC governors "politically lazy" while defending his Rainbow Coalition, a cross-party group mobilizing support for President Bola Tinubu's 2027 re-election bid against opposition from some party figures.
- Jibrin argued that APC members have benefited from Wike's support, urging the APC Governors' Forum to handle disagreement diplomatically and noting Wike ensured Rivers State became an APC stronghold.
- On Thursday, Aliyu Farouk, an APC chieftain, stated the party resents Wike's attacks on governors, urging members to avoid public feuds while establishing a unified campaign structure across national and state levels.
- Jibrin predicted Tinubu will secure at least 65% of votes in 2027, while Farouk clarified the party is not privy to any arrangement Wike claims to have reached with the President.
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Wike an asset, sacrificed for APC, Tinubu
A former member of the House of Representatives, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has said the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has sacrificed for the All Progressives Congress, APC, and President Bola Tinubu. Jibrin said APC members have benefited directly and indirectly from Wike’s efforts. Featuring on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Jibrin described the minister as an asset. He said: “If I had the opportunity to advise th…
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