Francis Nwifuru, governor of Ebonyi, has rejected claims that President Bola Tinubu handed over political control of Ebonyi state to Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), ahead of the 2027 elections.
Speaking at a stakeholders’ rally in Abakaliki, organised in support of his re-election bid, Nwifuru said some allies of Wike in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have been peddling such claims across the state.
“I heard some people are saying that President Tinubu has given Ebonyi state to PDP for the 2027 governorship election, and their leader Nyesom Wike has also said that the president has given Ebonyi to him. We say to them, ‘eyaah’. Ebonyi is not for sale. We are not afraid,” Nwifuru said.
“Wike’s boys in the PDP are going around claiming that Wike assured them that he has given Ebonyi state to them. We say to them ‘eeyaah!’.”
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