The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has admitted to making a mistake during the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential primary election in 2022.
Naijaonpoint recalled that Wike, a presidential aspirant at the time, came second in the PDP primary election, while the former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, emerged as the party’s flagbearer.
Speaking in an interview on Channels Television on Thursday, Wike claimed that, prior to the primaries, a meeting was held at the home of General Ali Gusau, where certain decisions were made which were not in his favour.
The former Governor of Rivers State further explained that he failed to secure the presidential ticket due to the mistake of allowing his supporters in Kano and Katsina to wear the party’s uniform.
He said, “I was going to win the 2022 PDP presidential primaries, but it turned out they were meeting in General Ali Gusau’s house.
“They told Saraki and Bala Mohammed to withdraw; they refused.
“The mistake I made was allowing my supporters in Kano and Katsina to wear our uniform.”
Wike also accused former Senate President, David Mark, of using his military coup experience to rig the election, adding that the ex-governor of Sokoto, Aminu Tambuwal, was promised the Senate presidency in exchange for withdrawing from the primaries.