Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and nationwide chief of the Rainbow Coalition, Nyesom Wike, has warned Rivers State residents in opposition to entrusting their political future to what he described as “political gamblers” with out clear imaginative and prescient or verifiable data of improvement.
Wike spoke throughout a Rainbow Coalition city corridor assembly in Ayama, Abua/Odual native authorities space of Rivers State, the place he mobilised help for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027 and urged voters to prioritise confirmed efficiency over political rhetoric.
He described the Rainbow Coalition as a broad political alliance dedicated to securing victory for Tinubu and different candidates within the 2027 common elections.
Addressing conventional rulers, get together supporters and neighborhood stakeholders, the minister cautioned voters in opposition to politicians who repeatedly search the presidency with out providing clear options to the nation’s challenges.
“Don’t trust your destiny to political gamblers. Don’t trust your destiny to ‘kalokalo’ people,” he advised the gathering.
Wike recognized former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi and the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, amongst politicians he accused of treating presidential contests as video games of probability.
“These individuals are political gamblers, and you can’t give your future to ‘kalokalo’ individuals. You can’t hand over your future to political gamblers.
“Give your destiny to somebody we know, who has tried all this and has done it,” he mentioned.
The FCT minister argued that repeated presidential bids and not using a clear governance agenda wouldn’t deal with Nigeria’s improvement challenges. He contrasted what he described as Atiku’s recurring presidential ambition with the expertise of historic figures reminiscent of Abraham Lincoln, whose repeated electoral contests, he mentioned, have been pushed by a transparent nationwide imaginative and prescient.
Wike additionally challenged opposition politicians to show their contributions to Abua/Odual, insisting that venture supply must be a significant consideration in figuring out voters’ decisions.
Defending his document as former governor of Rivers State, he highlighted initiatives executed by his administration within the space and urged residents to help leaders with demonstrable achievements.
The minister additional praised Tinubu’s administration for what he described as efforts to stabilise key sectors of the economic system and restore industrial concord in tertiary establishments.
He referred to as on Abua/Odual residents to help Tinubu and different candidates endorsed by the Rainbow Coalition within the 2027 elections.
Wike urged the citizens to vote for Tinubu for president, Kingsley Chinda for governor, Felix Obua for Rivers West Senatorial District and Solomon Boss for the Abua/Odual-Ahoada East Federal Constituency, all below the All Progressives Congress (APC).
He additionally appealed to voters to help John Iderima, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the Abua/Odual State Constituency.
Chinda, the APC governorship candidate in Rivers State, recommended Wike for taking the coalition’s marketing campaign to communities throughout the state to mobilise help for Tinubu and different candidates.
He mentioned the coalition would undertake a grassroots-driven method to governance if elected.
“This is a system that we’ll maintain after we come into authorities. We have learnt from him, and we’ll proceed.
“It will be a bottom-up approach; the people will decide and determine their fate in government,” Chinda mentioned.
Earlier, Professor Continue Eketu, who spoke on behalf of Abua/Odual communities, described Wike as his political idol and listed initiatives executed within the native authorities space throughout the minister’s tenure as governor.
Eketu praised Wike’s management model and expressed confidence within the coalition’s electoral prospects.
“We have decided and agreed to vote massively for all candidates of the Rainbow Coalition,” he mentioned.
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