Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has accused Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of creating the political crisis in the state and blaming him for its fallout.
Wike made the claim while responding to allegations that he is backing political opponents of the governor ahead of the 2027 general elections. He said AbdulRazaq’s decision to push some lawmakers out of the All Progressives Congress (APC) created the conditions for the current political tension.
“He has been the one championing this campaign against me everywhere. I mean the Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, and I have confronted him about it,” Wike said.
“You removed three senators; you removed members of the House of Representatives. You must be a super governor to survive that.
“Strategically, if you try to remove all these people, you have a crisis in your hands, and you have to be very, very careful.”
The dispute has grown following the defection of Kwara Central Senator Saliu Mustapha from the APC to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), where he later emerged as the party’s senatorial candidate.
Wike questioned what the lawmakers who were removed from the APC were expected to do after losing their positions in the ruling party.
“These senators you removed, you have no place for them. Therefore, did you prefer them to go to ADC or to go to NDC, which is opposing Mr President fervently?” he asked.
He said their decision to join a PDP faction that supports President Bola Ahmed Tinubu should not be seen as an effort to oppose the President or as proof that he is sponsoring them.
“The Governor of Kwara State now takes this propaganda to their own level, saying that Wike is now sponsoring a candidate in Kwara because I am supporting Saraki,” he said.
Wike also rejected the idea that his support for Tinubu means the PDP should stop fielding candidates in states controlled by the APC.
“Did I have any agreement that now that we are supporting Mr President, PDP will not have any candidate anywhere?” he asked.
