Wike says he never promised PDP would skip fielding candidates

Summary

FCT Minister Nyesom Wike says he only backed support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election and did not promise that the PDP would avoid contesting other elections.

Highlights

• Wike said he would mobilise support for Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid.
• He said he never promised that the PDP would not field candidates for governorship, National Assembly or House of Assembly elections.
• The comments came in response to the APC Governors Forum’s opposition to the Rainbow Coalition he is promoting.
• Wike, who is a PDP leader and part of the APC-led federal government, told APC governors to focus on campaigning for Tinubu instead of intervening in the coalition.
• The statement was issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka.