ABUJA — President Bola Tinubu is unlikely to be happy with Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike over his recent attacks on governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC chieftain Aliyu Farouk has said.
Farouk spoke on Arise Television’s Morning Show on Thursday.
Wike had described some APC governors as “politically lazy” while defending his Rainbow Coalition, which he said was aimed at mobilising support for Tinubu’s re-election in 2027.
His comments came after the APC Governors’ Forum, led by Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma, rejected any political alliance capable of weakening the APC or undermining Tinubu’s re-election bid.
Farouk said the APC is working to establish a unified campaign structure at the national and state levels, with governors expected to lead the party’s campaign in their states.
“We do not want any situation where it becomes vote for APC, vote for PDP, or vote for any other party,” he said.
“As far as we are concerned, we want a unified APC campaign structure, which is exactly what we are setting up at the national level and across the states as well, and the governors are going to be in charge of the states.”
He said the party will not stop Wike from speaking but disagrees with his remarks.
“You know, so we cannot stop Wike from speaking the way he does or saying whatever he wants. But as a party, we resent that kind of comment,” Farouk said.
“We are not happy with the way he called our governors, and I’m sure Mr President will not be happy either.”
Farouk also questioned Wike’s claim of having an arrangement with the President over his political activities ahead of 2027.
“And if he said he had meetings or an arrangement with Mr President, well, we in the APC are not privy to that. I’m sure he’s not privy to what we are also discussing with Mr President,” he added.
He urged APC members not to engage Wike publicly on the matter.
“I call on my, you know, party members not to join issues with them,” he said.
Wike has maintained that his Rainbow Coalition is intended to support Tinubu at the presidential level while allowing opposition parties to field candidates against APC candidates in governorship and legislative elections.
Tinubu Not Happy With Wike Over Attack On APC Governors — APC Chieftain Farouk
