The Digest:
FCT Minister Nyesom Wike has declared his “total support” for President Bola Tinubu, even as his public conflict with APC National Secretary Ajibola Basiru deepens. The affirmation came during Wike’s ongoing tour of Rivers State LGAs, where he framed local politics as firmly behind the president, despite widening fractures within the ruling party.
Key Points:
- Nyesom Wike declared “total support” for President Bola Tinubu via social media
- The statement comes amid a heated exchange with APC National Secretary Ajibola Basiru
- Basiru had demanded Wike resign as minister to focus on “obsession” with Rivers politics
- Wike warned Basiru that Rivers is a “no-go area” and his “hands will burn” if he interferes
- APC South-South Vice Chairman Victor Giadom had earlier affirmed Wike’s political indispensability
- Basiru criticized Giadom for disrespecting Rivers Governor Siminalayi Fubara
- Wike remains opposed to Fubara’s re-election despite the governor’s defection to the APC
Sources: The Cable, Vanguard
