Wike Slams Peter Obi, Atiku, El-Rufai, Says Coalition a ‘Stomach Rescue Mission’

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has come out swinging against the newly formed opposition coalition ahead of the 2027 elections, describing it as nothing more than a “stomach rescue mission” led by self-serving politicians like Peter Obi, Atiku Abubakar, and Nasir El-Rufai.

Speaking on Sunday during a thanksgiving service to mark completed FCT projects, Wike dismissed the credibility of the coalition’s leaders, accusing them of serial failures while in power and now pretending to care about Nigerians.

“How can Nigerians not be angry with you? In 1999, you were at this party. In 2006. In 2014, you moved to another party. In 2019, you came back to another party. Now, in 2025, you have moved to another party? To rescue whom? You want to rescue your stomach; it’s not Nigerians you want to rescue,” he declared.

Wike lashed out at what he called blind political loyalty, particularly toward Peter Obi.

“Some of you have sympathy for somebody you don’t know. You say Peter Obi will be President. President where? For eight years, he was governor; he never conducted local government elections. That is what you describe as democracy. Only you were the governor and chairman of the local governments,” he said.

Without mincing words, Wike took aim at several former officeholders in the coalition, including former Senate Presidents and ministers, who, according to him, contributed nothing significant during their time in power.

“Ask yourself a question. Just ask yourself. I was a Senate President for eight years, for example, and I cannot provide a road to my local government, Otukpo, and I will fly a helicopter to Otukpo — eight years! It is now, you say you want to rescue Nigeria. Which Nigeria do you want to rescue?”

He slammed former leaders for failing to act when they held critical national offices.

“Somebody was speaker for eight years, governor, eight years, minister, eight years, he didn’t know that Nigerians were angry. It’s just these two years he left office, you’re telling Nigerians that Nigerians are angry.”

Wike further accused a former Minister of Transportation of mortgaging Nigeria’s future through reckless borrowing:

“Why won’t they be angry? Why won’t they be angry when, in eight years as Minister of Transportation, you borrowed so much money from China, making us highly indebted? You have borrowed the future of Nigerians. You said Nigerians are angry; they are angry with you.”

He also criticized a former Attorney General, saying corruption and judgment debts flourished under his watch.

“Here, you were the Attorney General of the Federation for eight years. Every time we are paying for judgment debt. Nigeria is every time in the news about corruption, corruption, corruption, corruption.”

Wike didn’t spare the former Minister of Interior either.

“You were the Minister for Interior, yet to get an international passport, you will spend weeks, months, and years before you get your international passport. But look at a young boy, see what he has done? Within hours, you have get your international passport.”

He urged Nigerians, especially Christians, to remain patient with President Bola Tinubu and disregard those he described as failed politicians.

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“All I appeal to the church, just be patient and continue to pray for Mr. President, for the administration. Forget about people who have lost their chances to put Nigeria right. They won’t have the chance again.”

Wike concluded with a jab at the opposition’s desperation for power:

“They cannot stay out of power. Unfortunately, they have stayed out; they won’t come back.”

The opposition coalition, which recently adopted the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as its political platform for 2027, includes prominent figures such as Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, former Osun Governor Rauf Aregbesola, Nasir El-Rufai, and former Senate President David Mark.