The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has said that he told Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, to issue a statement thanking President Bola Tinubu after his victory in the August 15 governorship election. He recently had his say during a media parley he hosted on Channels Television, and Nigerians have been reacting.
Revealing that he called Adeleke to ask whether he would continue to support the President if he won, Wike disclosed that he needed to know if the governor would maintain his stance if he emerged victorious in Osun.
Nyesom added that he eventually instructed Adeleke to publicly reaffirm his support for Tinubu after the free and fair election his state experienced.
His words, “My concern: if Adeleke wins, will he still support Mr. President? And I called him, because that’s my own interest. I called him, I said ‘Listen, you have told me you support Mr. President. Are you going to keep to it?’ He said he was going to keep to it. I said, ‘Okay.’
I wished him good luck. I don’t need to go to Osun.
After that election, go and ask Adeleke. I told Adeleke, I called him when I was in Croatia. I said, ‘You told me you support Mr. President?’ He said, ‘Yes.’ ‘Now you have won, issue a statement. Issue a statement that you still will support Mr. President, and thanking him for a free and fair election.’
I don’t need to go and tell anybody. I don’t need to go and tell Mr. President. I don’t need to. He issued a statement. I also told him, ‘Adeleke, when you receive your Certificate of Return, go and present it to Mr. President.’
I don’t need to call Mr. President ‘I want to…’ No, I don’t do that. It is my job. What was that strategy? To knock off these people you call coalition coming to the… to come and curry favor, when Adeleke issued that statement, ADC withdrew.”
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