Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), says that Rotimi Amaechi, the former Minister of Transportation, does not have what it takes to bring Rivers State to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the 2027 general elections.
Wike said this on Friday while talking to reporters in Abuja, which is the capital city of the country.
He talked about past elections in which Amaechi, even though he had power and roles in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), was unable to win elections in Rivers state.
The minister also talked about the elections in 2015 and 2019. He said that even though the APC had federal support as Director-General of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari’s presidential campaign, they didn’t do well in the state.
He said that even though he thought there was “federal might” in past elections, he still won the governorship elections in the state. He also said that the state is still politically resistant to such projections.
“Are we saying today that if there were an election in Rivers state today, Rotimi Amaechi would give Rivers state to ADC?”
“Don’t forget, he was a governor. He was in the APC when I ran for governor. Who beat him? At the time, he was the DG of the campaign.
He said, “Remember, in 2019, when I was running for my second term, he was the minister of transportation and the director general of Buhari’s campaign.”
Wike also asked about ADC’s chances on a national level, saying that David Mark, the party’s national chairman and former Senate President, can’t win Benue, his home state.
He said, “For example, in Benue, the former senate president, who is the party’s so-called chairman, his daughter won under APC, and he was in PDP.”
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