By Sabiu Abdullahi
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has criticised governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) over their opposition to the Rainbow Coalition ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Wike described the APC governors as “politically lazy” during an interview on Arise Television’s Prime Time on Tuesday.
The former Rivers State governor was responding to the governors’ position against his political activities and their opposition to alliances that could affect President Bola Tinubu’s re-election campaign.
Wike maintained that his support for Tinubu did not amount to abandoning his political party or preventing other political parties from presenting candidates for elections.
The APC governors, led by their chairman, Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma, had stated that they would neither participate in, support nor endorse any alliance that could undermine Tinubu’s re-election or affect APC candidates at any level.
Reacting to the position, Wike said, “They are politically lazy. When you have your local problems, don’t use Mr President as your excuse.”
The FCT minister also argued that disagreements over his political activities predated his decision to support Tinubu. He recalled that he faced opposition during his tenure as governor of Rivers State and later after his appointment as FCT minister.
“This thing did not start today. It started at a ministerial position. They were not happy that I was Minister of FCT. Also, they were unhappy when I was governor,” he added.
Wike further said those criticising his political activities might have a different understanding of his decisions if they had access to the information available to him.
He maintained that his understanding of the political situation was based on information that his critics did not have access to.
