“Join APC and Stop Confusing Nigerians,” Tonye Cole Taunts Wike

• Former Rivers governorship candidate of the APC, Tonye Cole, have pressured FCT minister Nyesom Wike to move to the ruling party and allow other opposition parties to breathe
• In a trending interview, Tonye Cole challenged Wike, alleging that the minister cannot be in the APC and be controlling the PDP
• The Sahara Group co-founder, Tonye Cole, advised the minster to defect to the APC honourably and stop deceiving Nigerians

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements.

Former Rivers state governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Tonye Cole, has called on Nyesom Wike, the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), to make his political allegiance explicit.

You can’t be in two parties – Tonye Cole blasts Wike

Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday, September 12, the Tonye Cole advised Wike to formally join the APC in order to end doubts over his loyalties.

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Wike, a former Rivers governor, has been at the heart of a deepening leadership crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) since the 2023 general elections, while serving in President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s APC-led government.

Speaking on Friday, Cole argued that Wike’s defection would not only clarify his political stance but also strengthen Nigeria’s democracy and bring stability to Rivers state politics.

“Is he (Wike) APC or is he PDP? As far as we know today, he is PDP,” Cole said.

“We cannot continue confusing the electorate in Rivers state and confusing Nigerians because it is dangerous for democracy; that you are in one party, and you are controlling another party.

“The only person who is left to make a declaration as to where he stands in all of this is the minister, Nyesom Wike.

“Where I would implore him to act honourably is to come and join the APC. Leave the PDP, come and join the APC so that we all know now that we are standing in one bloc — no division, no confusion, nothing.

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“Allow PDP to be, allow ADC to be, allow Labour Party to be, allow YPP to be. That’s what democracy is about.”

Interestingly, Wike has repeatedly insisted that he remains a PDP member despite his role in the APC-led administration.

Wike will deliver FCT for Tinubu’s 2027 re-election

Recall that a public affairs analyst, Donald Okwuosa, listed ways Wike can secure the victory of President Tinubu’s re-election in 2027.

Okwuosa said Wike has many advantages he can exploit to deliver the FCT for Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027.

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“Why Wike cannot be Nigeria’s president”

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that amid the debate about Tinubu’s re-election, Dare Glintstone Akinniyi, spokesperson for the New Democratic Frontiers (NDF), explained why Wike cannot lead Nigeria.

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Akinniyi, in an interview with Legit.ng, stated that at that critical juncture in the nation’s polity, a leader like Wike, who had limited regard for Nigeria’s interests, was not fit to rule the nation.

Reacting to Tambuwal’s trending interview, Akinniyi warned that Nigeria cannot be left in the hands of temperamental individuals.

Source: Legit.ng