The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has revealed that President Bola Tinubu is the only presidential candidate capable of winning Rivers State in the 2027 general elections.
Speaking during his monthly media chat in Abuja on Tuesday, Wike said anyone calculating the outcome of the next presidential election should leave Rivers State out unless the votes are being counted for Tinubu.
“If anybody is counting Rivers, go now and cancel it. The only person that can count Rivers is Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. I’m not talking because I want to talk; I’m talking as a political realist because I know my people,” he said.
The former Rivers State governor disclosed that politicians from different political parties had formed a broad coalition to support President Tinubu’s re-election while working together for the interest of Rivers State.
According to him, the alliance includes members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Labour Party (LP), the Action Alliance (AA) and other political groups.
“Today, we have PDP, APC, Labour Party, AA all together. We have candidates across different political parties for the House of Assembly and National Assembly. We will support the candidate who is most acceptable. Whoever emerges should not be seen as APC or PDP; the person should be seen as the coalition’s candidate,” Wike said.
He added that the coalition was expanding across the state.
“All we are doing is for one purpose, to support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. It is all-inclusive
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