“Going Against Atiku Was A Mistake” – Wike To Rotimi Amaechi

Nyesom Wike

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has said that ADC leadership made it clear from the outset that Rotimi Amaechi would not get a fair shot at securing the party’s 2027 presidential ticket. He recently had his say while speaking during his monthly media chat in Abuja, and Nigerians have been reacting.

Describing the primaries arrangement as Atiku’s set-up 100 per cent, Wike revealed that he knew Amaechi’s bid for the ADC presidential nomination was doomed from the moment he saw the composition of the party’s leadership.

Nyesom added that he would have advised his former political ally against entering the race if Rotimi had sought his counsel.

His words, “Amaechi is my brother. I served as Chief of Staff in his government. When I saw that he was running with them, I knew what would happen. If he had called me, I would have said, ‘Don’t go there.’ It was very clear he would not get transparency or due process.

When I saw the setup in ADC and saw David Mark there, I laughed. When you have worked with these people, you know who is who and what they are capable of doing. That set-up was Atiku’s set-up 100 per cent.

You cannot set a trap for me. We know ourselves as politicians. Who told you that kind of structure would give you transparency? Who told you that kind of structure would give you free and fair elections?

I think my brother made a mistake. He was too much in a hurry. He was carried away by people shouting that this government is not doing well. They used that to lure people in and give themselves credibility.”

WOW.