Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has revealed that all his children supported Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate, during the 2023 general election.
Wike made the disclosure during an interview with TVC News on Monday, explaining that his children’s decision was influenced largely by the controversy surrounding the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the time.
According to the former Rivers State governor, the political atmosphere has since changed, claiming that President Bola Tinubu’s administration has addressed concerns surrounding the same-faith ticket.
“In 2023, there was a problem with the Muslim-Muslim ticket. There was this campaign about Christianity.
“All my children supported Peter Obi. But now, they are saying that they never knew this man, Peter Obi, was like this.
“There are a lot of people who were carried away, but that is no longer there now. Tinubu has been able to kill the Muslim-Muslim ticket problem,” Wike said.
Wike further dismissed Obi’s chances in the 2027 presidential election, insisting that the former Anambra State governor, who is now the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), cannot win the election.
