FCT, Abuja – Nyesom Wike, the minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), has said there will be no chance for Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, to secure the partyâs ticket in 2027.
Speaking during a media chat in Abuja on Wednesday, November 13, monitored by TimesNow.com.ng, the FCT minister asserted that Nigerians rejected Atiku in 2023 and the presidential hopeful will be too old to contest in the 2027 general election.
Responding to a question on Atikuâs recent claim that his economic blueprint would have served Nigerians better compared to the approach of the current administration of Bola Tinubu, Wike explained that the former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate had previously presented his ideas to Nigerians, who rejected him at the polls.
Wike said:
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Earlier, TimesNow.com.ng reported that Wike said moves by some members of the PDP to bring him down are the partyâs âproblemâ.
Wike lamented that alleged anti-Wike moves are the partyâs undoing.
The former Rivers governor vowed that rather than go down, his antagonists are the ones that will fall.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
