ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), says if Peter Obi, the flag bearer of the Labour Party (LP), was a better candidate, Nigerians would have voted him in the 25 February, 2023 poll.
Wike, a former Governor of Rivers State, spoke exclusively on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Wednesday.
He supported the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) at the expense of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, the standard bearer of his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the keenly contested poll.
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When asked whether Obi would have handled the major issues confronting the Nigerian economy better than President Tinubu if he had been elected, the FCT Minister said he doesn’t discuss presidential candidates any longer.
“I don’t want to discuss social media issue.
“I don’t discuss about presidential candidate any longer; I discuss about the economy, the President, what he has to offer.”
“If he (Obi) would have been better, Nigerians would have voted for him.”
Obi came third in the election won by APC’s Tinubu.
The LP candidate and his PDP counterpart are in court to challenge the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declaring Tinubu as winner of the poll.