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2027: ‘Your presidential ambition will fail’ – Wike slams Makinde
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has described the presidential ambition of Seyi Makinde as “dead on arrival.”
Wike stated that Makinde’s reported decision to pursue the presidency under the platform of the Allied Peoples Movement, APM, would not succeed.
The FCT minister made the remarks shortly after Makinde announced in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Thursday that he would contest the presidency on the platform of the APM ahead of the next general election.
Makinde’s declaration followed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, between Makinde’s faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and APM.
However, Wike maintained that Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has never spoken of any PDP-APM alliance, stressing that the narrative was merely a political imagination.
Speaking with journalists on Thursday, during an inspection of ongoing road projects in Gomani-Yangoje, Kwali Area Council, Abuja, Wike said: “What you have is Seyi Makinde joining APM to be able to actualize his presidential ambition, which is already dead on arrival.
“It’s unfortunate. We know that has been his game plan and we would say he cannot fly the flag of PDP.”
The minister also reacted to comments credited to the Governor of Rivers State, Sim Fubara, concerning his continued membership of the All Progressives Congress, APC, saying the governor has not told anyone to pity him.
“Sorry for what? Why are you saying problem when nobody has told you he has a problem?” Wike asked.
“The man has told you he still remains APC. So what is the problem now?
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Adekanmi Adetunji
May 15, 2026 at 10:33 am
Please tell this bulldog to face his own business