The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has accused the governors of Kwara and Imo states, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and Hope Uzodinma, of allegedly working against him politically.
Wike made the allegations on Wednesday, September 2, while speaking in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, where he said he would not remain silent in the face of what he described as political attacks against him.
The former Rivers State governor specifically accused AbdulRazaq of spearheading what he described as a campaign against him, claiming that he had personally confronted the Kwara governor over the matter.
“Take for example, Kwara, he has been the one championing this campaign against me everywhere. Yes, I have confronted him too. I don’t talk about what I cannot defend,” Wike said.
According to the FCT minister, AbdulRazaq had accused him of supporting political candidates who were opposed to the governor’s preferred choices in Kwara State.
Wike dismissed the allegation, insisting that the Kwara governor should instead recognise the political support he had extended to him and other members of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
He explained that he had provided a political platform for some aggrieved APC members who defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), arguing that this prevented them from joining an opposition coalition against President Bola Tinubu.
Wike also accused Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma of failing to reciprocate the support he claimed to have given him.
“Governor Hope, he knows the support I give to him,” Wike stated, recalling that Uzodinma had at some point declined to support him.
The latest accusations come amid increasing political realignments ahead of the 2027 general elections. Wike, who remains a member of the PDP, has continued to openly support President Tinubu’s bid for another term in office.
The FCT minister maintained that his political position has always been clear and challenged those accusing him of working against APC governors to point to the support they had given him during his own political battles.
“Any Nigerian who knows me know that I have never hidden my intention,” he said.
Despite the disagreements, Wike said they would not affect his commitment to supporting Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027.
His latest comments further underscore the growing political tensions surrounding his relationships with APC figures, even as he remains formally affiliated with the PDP.
