Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory
(FCT), says Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP) in 2023, does not honour agreements.
Speaking during a media chat in Abuja on Friday, Wike
insisted that his decision to support President Bola Tinubu in the 2023 general
election was the right call.
“PDP is not ready and it’s very obvious,” he said.
“You don’t need to like me, what I’m saying is that, is it
going to help the party? All this power struggle is not going to help us.
“In 2023, I stood firm that I won’t support the PDP
candidate. As at 2023, APC was down because the Buhari government was not doing
well.
“A decision had to be taken on who to support and when I
looked at it, Atiku was not an option, so it’s a no-go area.”
The FCT minister said Abubakar failed to honour a 2019
agreement reached with him, Bukola Saraki, former senate president; and Uche
Secondus, former national chairman of the PDP.
“One thing you must know is that Atiku does not keep to his
words,” Wike said.
“I can tell you authoritatively what happened in 2019.
Atiku, Saraki, and Secondus came to see me that I was going to nominate
attorney-general and minister of petroleum.
“When we lost the election, the man who was supposed to be
the attorney-general did not know when the legal team was constituted.
“I called Saraki and said you people constituted legal team
but you said I was going to bring the AG — that’s the point I’m making, people
don’t keep to their words.
“I know from day one that Atiku will never keep to his words
and I have never banked on that.
“It was very clear that I made the right decision and you
can’t see me now saying I will support him for president? How?”
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