Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister Nyesom Wike has warned that former President Gudlaq Jonathan has been asked to run in the 2027 presidential election that he is plotting to put the country in a crisis.
Speaking on the politics of channel television on Thursday night, Vike said it was hypocritical to the same people who opposed Jonathan's ambition in 2015 to advocate his return to suddenly despite his established situation as an international politician.
“Anyone is saying that Jonathan should return as he is only looking for only one word crisis. These are the same people who left him in 2015. Now why? Now why? Jonathan has made a name for himself globally, and he wants to drag him into unnecessary conflict,” Vaik said.
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The minister warned against efforts to disrupt the political balance by campaigning for Jonathan or any other South-South candidate under the cover of one-term presidential president, called such tricks dissatisfied.
Vike admitted that the country President said that under the government of Tinubu was going through a difficult period, but he emphasized that the President had taken difficult but necessary decisions to rebuild the economy.
“Yes, there is difficulty. I agree. But no one can deny that this government is trying to improve things. I look at the projects in Abuja daily; they are evidence that something is happening,” he stressed.
The Vike rejected former Vice President Atiku Abubkar's recent warning of a brilliant revolution on hunger and poverty, accusing him of hypocrisy.
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“Atiku was the vice president for eight years. Why did he not laid the foundation to stop hunger? Now he keeps talking about hunger and revolution. For me, I am not even worried about reading what he says, because there is no truth in it,” Vaik said.
The FCT minister insisted that, while the Nigerians should be patient with the Tinu administration, opposition politicians should not use the current economic issues for political gains.
