The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has declared that he will not support Governor Godwin Obaseki or the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in Edo State’s upcoming gubernatorial election.
In an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday, Wike expressed his stance on the September 21 election.
“I told them when they came to me that I am not going to support you, neither am I going to support anybody,” Wike stated.
He added, “The one I supported, it never helped anything. Rather, I was insulted.” Visibly frustrated, he added, “I supported him the last time, what happened? I became a stupid man.”
When questioned about potentially supporting the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Monday Okpebholo, Wike clarified, “I am not a member of the party.”
Addressing accusations of being a PDP outsider or engaging in anti-party activities, Wike issued a challenge:
“There is nobody, no governor today in PDP, not anybody born of a woman, who can say I am an outsider. I dare anybody in the PDP to come out on national television. I dare any governor, I dare any National Working Committee member, to come out on national television to say I am a mole.”
Wike also revealed that he had formally notified the PDP at various levels before accepting his ministerial appointment.
“Before I took this appointment, I wrote to PDP National, PDP Zonal, and PDP in my state. My governor also signed a letter, stating that I should take the appointment.”
The minister concluded by criticizing those he feels have tried to manipulate him: “You see the problem we have in this country is that some people think they are too smart, they want to use people; I’m not that kind of person. What I want to do, I will do; what I will not do, everybody knows I won’t do it.”
