FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday knocked his critics, saying those who lashed out at him for being on President Bola Tinubu’s side have now joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Wike, 57, is of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), but has been serving in the APC-led Federal Government since 2023. Although he has not officially dumped the PDP, he worked for Tinubu’s victory as his home state, Rivers, delivered votes for the President in 2023.
Speaking at the flag-off of the construction of the main carriageways on the outer southern expressway in Abuja, Wike said some of the governors had previously criticised him for destabilising the PDP, and working for the APC, adding that the governors should rather commend him for “doing a good job” of paving the way for them to join the ruling party.
According to him, the mass defection of party leaders and state governors of the main opposition PDP to the ruling APC has has justified his support for President Bola Tinubu, as those who once criticised him are now members of the APC.