By Joyce Remi-Babayeju
The FCT Minister, Barr. Nyesom Wike vowed to support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu again in the upcoming 2027 polls as he reaffirmed his unconditional support for Tinubu , during his tenure as governor of Rivers State, when he and his supporters openly and boldly supported Mr. President to win the presidential election in 2023, at a difficult time in Rivers State.
Wike reinstated his support for the president now that things are easy.
The minister gave his commitment to Tinubu on Saturday in Ochigba, in Ahoada East Local Government Area (LGA) of Rivers State, during a meeting with People Democratic Party (PDP) stakeholders when he attended the end-of-the-year thanksgiving service organized by former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Chibudom Nwuche in his hometown.
He assured the stakeholders that their struggle will never be in vain, urging them to continue to support Tinubu despite intimidation in the state.
Wike noted that those who supported Tinubu for his victory before the 2023 presidential election are recognized, compared to those who are presently shouting, ‘On your mandate we shall stand.
He said “I want to say thank you for being there for us all through these years. We know those who are ungrateful. Thank you for standing with us. Remember in 2023, when it was tough. Nobody knew what would happen in that election. So many people were saying that it would be difficult for President Bola Tinubu to win then. So many people were unable to come out openly and boldly to vote for Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.”
“But we all met to say in politics you must take a stand; you must take a decision whether it will be good or bad, but we know at the end of the day it will be good. And now it is good. We did it when it was difficult to say, On your mandate we stand. And to the glory of God, we stood today. You are the ones who made the president strong as far as Rivers State is concerned.”
Wike criticized those who dragged their feet in supporting “Asiwaju ‘s” for victory in the 2023 election.
He said, “So, all these people now that you are seeing singing on your mandate, we shall stand. That time when they were needed most, they couldn’t sing that and could not come out to say, ‘Vote for Tinubu.’ Now that we stood and voted for him and River State won, I tell you all your struggle will not go in vain. We have come to let you know that we are still strong. Nigerians know us; when we take a decision, we have taken the decision.”
“We don’t make decisions based on what people have seen; we make decisions that we are convinced of, and we believe that this will happen.
“From January next year, let me inform you that we will start politics. You know me, I believe in “agreement is agreement”.
“Anything you know you cannot do, don’t say it. Nobody can use us. Whatever you have agreed to in the morning, you must agree to at night.”
“So don’t worry yourself about those who are shouting on your mandate; we shall stand. We shouted it when it mattered most. If we did not shout then for him to have won, would they have shouted now? I have never hidden my position, Nigerians know, and you can attest to it.”
“After President Bola Tinubu, the next most abused politician is me. Why are they abusing me? It is because they know that my stand is ‘agreement is agreement’. When we have agreed on something let us implement it. If we cannot implement it, then don’t let us talk about it.
“For us, we have said that we will continue to support Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. That is the position you took, and that is the position you are going to still take. I came to reassure you that there is no problem” he assured.
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