Nyesom Wike, minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has said politicians urging former president Goodluck Jonathan to contest 2027 elections are attempting to plunge the country into crisis.
Gatekeepers News reports that speaking on Thursday during an interview on Politics Today, a Channels Television programme, Wike described the move as insincere and destabilising.
He said, “Anybody saying Jonathan should return because he will only do one term is only looking for a crisis.”
““These are the same people who abandoned him in 2015. Why now? Jonathan has made a name for himself globally and they just want to drag him into unnecessary conflict.”
Wike argued that pushing Jonathan or any southern candidate under the guise of a one-term presidency is a ploy to destabilise the polity.
The minister acknowledged that Nigerians are facing hardship under President Bola Tinubu but maintained that the government is making difficult but necessary choices to fix the economy.
He said, “Yes, there is hardship. I agree. But no one can deny that this government is making efforts to improve things. I see the projects in Abuja daily; they are evidence that something is happening.”
Wike also dismissed recent remarks by former vice-president Atiku Abubakar, who had warned of a possible revolution over hunger and poverty.
He added, “Atiku was vice-president for eight years. Why didn’t he lay the foundation to prevent hunger then? Now he keeps talking about hunger and revolution. For me, I don’t even bother reading what he says, because there is no truth in it.”
The minister urged Nigerians to be patient with Tinubu’s administration, warning opposition figures against exploiting current economic challenges for political gain.
