The Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday, made it clear that he is working for President Bola Tinubu and not the All Progressives Congress.
“I am not working for APC. I am working for Tinubu who have trust in me to help him deliver the renewed hope,” Wike made the statement he was featured on Channels TV Politics Today.
He added, “I owe nobody any apology at all. I was in PDP and I worked for Ahmed Bola Tinubu to become the President of Nigeria.”
Wike’s reported membership of the APC has been surrounded by controversy after his name was included in the ruling party’s campaign council for the governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi states on November 11.
The party denied on Tuesday night that it released the controversial documents containing notable names of chairmen, co-chairmen, and members of the campaign councils for the governorship elections, which went viral in the media and online platforms.
The denial was made in a statement issued by the APC’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, in Abuja.
The statement read, “The attention of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been drawn to National Campaign Council Lists for November 11 2023 Governorship Elections in Bayelsa, Kogi, and Imo States in circulation in sections of the media.”
“The lists are not official documents of the Party and should be disregarded,” the APC rebuttal read.
The inclusion of Wike’s name in the documents, which were signed and posted on the ruling party’s social media platform on Tuesday evening by the party’s National Organizing Secretary, Suleiman Arugungu, sparked heated debate, especially among members of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
However, speaking on Wednesday night, the minister maintained that he is still a member of the main opposition party.
He also said he does not owe anyone an apology for supporting Tinubu in the presidential election on February 25.
When asked if he was afraid of his party taking disciplinary action against him, the former Rivers State governor responded with a question: “Who is the party? Who are they?”
“With all due respect, I have not seen that person who will suspend me. Nobody will do it. Who will discipline me? I should be the one calling for the discipline of these people who violated the party’s constitution. Who dare say they will suspend me? Who is the person?”