Wike, who stated this at the thanksgiving service for the completion of projects by the FCT administration on Sunday, said that Nigerians were angry with those who failed to perform while in office.<\/p>\n
\u201cHow 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\u2019s not Nigerians you want to rescue.<\/p>\n
\u201cSome of you have sympathy for somebody you don\u2019t 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,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n FILE PHOTO: FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, on Channels Television\u2019s Politics Today on Wednesday, August 30, 2023<\/em><\/p>\n Speaking further, the minister said, \u201cAsk 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 \u2014 eight years!. It is now, you say you want to rescue Nigeria. Which Nigeria do you want to rescue?<\/p>\n \u201cSomebody was speaker for eight years, governor, eight years, minister, eight years, he didn\u2019t know that Nigerians were angry. It\u2019s just these two years he left office, you\u2019re telling Nigerians that Nigerians are angry.<\/p>\n \u201cWhy won\u2019t they be angry. Why won\u2019t 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.<\/p>\n \u201cHere, 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.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd these are the same people who want to rescue Nigeria. 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.<\/p>\n Wike urged Christians to be patient with Tinubu and pray for the administration, rather than bother about \u201cpeople who have lost their chances to put Nigeria right\u201d.<\/p>\n He said, \u201cAll 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\u2019t have the chance again.<\/p>\n \u201cThey cannot stay out of power. Unfortunately, they have stayed out; they won\u2019t come back.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/eandelmagazine.com\/eandelmagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Wike_2.jpg\")
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