I’ll Back Only a Candidate Who Protects My Interests — Wike

Ahead of the 2027 elections, Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike has stated that he and Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara have parted ways politically.

Wike emphasized that he would not repeat what he called the faults of the 2023 election and stated that he would personally back a candidate he could trust to succeed Fubara.

Speaking to his supporters over the weekend in the state’s Ahoada Local Government Area, the former governor of Rivers State made the comments.

He said that prior agreements with the governor had been broken, which prevented continued political cooperation.

“We won’t repeat the mistakes we made in 2023,” Wike declared, adding that no one in Rivers State would force him to make political judgments.

Additionally, he rejected the idea that any candidate would automatically receive an electoral ticket due to previous political rallies and slogans.

Recall that Governor Fubara recently joined the APC, or All Progressives Congress.

However, Wike made it clear that his outspoken support for President Bola Tinubu does not automatically convert into support for Fubara’s reelection campaign.

Citing what he called Tinubu’s benevolence toward Rivers State, including his nomination as FCT minister, he reaffirmed his support for Tinubu and said the president deserved a second term.

Wike insisted that trust and interests would be the only factors influencing political decisions in Rivers State.

Shout on your mandate fifty times a day if you’d like. You won’t receive an automatic ticket. Bring everyone if you’d like, and emphasize that this is not an automatic ticket.

He stated that he would “sleep with his eyes closed” and back a candidate he could trust. “Politics is about interest,” he added.