The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has dismissed the ability of former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, and former Senate President, David Mark, to deliver Rivers and Benue states to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the 2027 general elections.
Speaking with journalists in Abuja on Friday, Wike argued that Amaechi’s political influence had previously failed to translate into electoral success for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State. He cited the 2015 and 2019 elections when Amaechi served as Director-General of the presidential campaign of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari.
“Are we saying today, if an election is conducted in Rivers state today, that Rotimi Amaechi will deliver Rivers state to ADC?” Wike queried. “Remember, he was a governor. When I came to run as governor, he was in the APC. Who defeated him? And he was the DG of the campaign then.”
The FCT minister also questioned the ADC’s prospects in Benue State, stating that its national chairman, David Mark, lacks the political influence to secure his home state.
“Take, for example, Benue, where the former senate president, their so-called chairman of the party, his daughter won under APC, and he was in PDP,” Wike said. “Will you now say former Senate President David Mark will deliver Benue to ADC in 2027?”
Wike urged opposition parties to focus on building grassroots structures rather than relying on prominent political figures to boost their electoral chances.
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