Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has openly mocked his critics following the recent local government elections in Rivers State, stating that he successfully influenced the outcome in his own local government area of Obio/Akpor.
Wike made this known during his monthly media chat with select journalists in Abuja on Monday.
While addressing those who had challenged his political clout, he stated that he delivered a victory for his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in his native LGA.
“So, Wike is very popular today. Is it not the same people I hear on Arise, AIT, and Channels Television that say, ‘look, Wike can’t say he is going to determine what happens in others, he can only determine what happens in his local government’?
“I have determined in my own local government,” Wike declared. “I’m a member of PDP and we won in my local government,” he said.
The minister pointed out what he saw as a contradiction in his critics’ stance, noting that they are now angry he did not exert influence in areas beyond his control.
He suggested that the PDP’s losses in other LGAs of the State were not his responsibility but a reflection of broader discontent within the party itself.
“You blow hot and cold. I have influenced and campaigned for my people to vote for PDP and my people have voted for PDP. Now you are angry that APC won in the other local governments, which means why did I not extend my influence in the other local governments I didn’t have?
“Are people happy with what is happening in the PDP? Did PDP contest in those local governments where APC contested?” Wike queried.
