Why I Didn't Support Peter Obi In 2023 Elections, Despite Being Lobbied - Wike

Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has accused the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, of ganging up with his enemies to fight him because he refused to support him during the elections.

Wike spoke during a private luncheon with stakeholders in Port Harcourt, Rivers state capital, on Saturday.

The Minister hosted the luncheon in honour of the Martin Amaewhule-led faction of the Rivers House of Assembly.

The former governor of Rivers State said he refused to support Peter Obi for the 2023 presidential election despite being lobbied so much for support.

Wike said he turned down the lobbyist because Obi would not win the election.

He added that some persons in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who want the party’s presidential ticket in 2027 are also ganging up against him.

Wike boasted that his political enemies would not emerge victorious.

He said, “Peter Obi’s group lobbied me so much. They cannot deny it. And I said ‘look, this one won’t fly.’ ‘Rivers State will not vote for where it’s not going to fly’. There’s also a gang up and I say, ‘look, enough is enough.’ They want to fight us back. They’re fighting themselves.

“There is another gang-up within the PDP who wants to be president and they say, ‘look if we don’t do anything now we have a problem’. I can assure you they will have a problem.

“There is another APC — very prominent. All these people combined, they will lose.”