Wike reveals what will happen to him if Tinubu loses 2027 presidential election
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike has declared that he would be the first politician to suffer the consequences if Atiku Abubakar of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) or Peter Obi of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) defeat President Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election.
Wike said his commitment to Tinubu’s re-election had made him a marked target of the opposition, and insisted he had no regrets over his political stance.
“I will be the first politician that I think they will come after. I will be the first politician. I know they will come for my head,” he said.
The minister said he was under no illusions about the risks of his position but maintained that he would not shy away from confronting the President’s opponents.
He said he remained focused solely on Tinubu’s victory regardless of the personal political cost.
“Each day I sleep, I am thinking about the president’s re-election. When I am eating, I think about the president’s re-election. Everything I am doing now is about the president’s re-election,” Wike stated.
The minister said he is not bothered by the criticisms trailing his support for the President, noting that he had been vilified more than any other politician for his loyalty.
“I don’t see where anybody in this country today has been called names the way my name has been. I am not bothered about people who say their [own] thing. My business is, like I said, I am going to support Mr President,” he declared.
Wike also accused some governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) of working against him ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The FCT minister specifically mentioned Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma while discussing his relationship with some APC governors.
Wike said some politicians were more interested in creating the impression that they were the ones closest to or most loyal to the President.
He said he did not operate that way.
He alleged that AbdulRazaq was leading what he described as a political campaign against him, particularly over claims that he was backing candidates in Kwara State.
