FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday knocked his critics, saying those who lashed out at him for being on President Bola Tinubu’s side have now joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Wike, 57, is of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), but has been serving in the APC-led Federal Government since 2023.
Although he has not officially dumped the PDP, he worked for Tinubu’s victory as his home state, Rivers, delivered votes for the President in 2023.
Speaking at the flag-off of the construction of the main carriageways on the outer southern expressway in Abuja, Wike said some of the governors had previously criticised him for destabilising the PDP, and working for the APC, adding that the governors should rather commend him for “doing a good job” of paving the way for them to join the ruling party.
According to him, the mass defection of party leaders and state governors of the main opposition PDP to the ruling APC has has justified his support for President Bola Tinubu, as those who once criticised him are now members of the APC.
“I have been watching on daily television and social media, people who said I want to destabilise the party, I am working for the APC,” the former Rivers governor said.
“All of them are now in the APC. So, which means if it is true, they should commend me for working for where they are heading. So, I should be commended for doing a good job for them.”
The nation’s political space has been greeted with the news of the defection of key PDP governors.
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On Tuesday, Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, switched camp by publicly announcing his exit from the PDP.
He defected to the APC along with all the commissioners and elected chairpersons of the state’s 17 local government areas.
Also joining him were all elected councillors and at least 80 per cent of the PDP executives in the state.
The next day, Governor Duoye Diri followed suit, saying his decision was for an obvious reason. Diri, however, did not state the reason or the political party to which he will be moving.
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In the last six months, the opposition party has lost no fewer than four governors.
They are Sheriff Oborevwori (Delta), Umo Eno (Akwa-Ibom), Peter Mbah (Enugu) and Duoye Diri (Bayelsa).
