“I’ve No Regret Making You Lose, I Will Ensure You Fail Again” – Wike Replies Atiku

Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike has vowed to oppose former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s bid for the 2027 presidency.

Atiku, in a recent interview with Adesina Giwa-Osagie, stated that he had “no regrets” about overlooking Wike when selecting a vice-presidential candidate in the 2023 election.

The rift between the two dates back to the contentious 2022 PDP primaries.

Wike had hoped to be selected as Atiku’s running mate, but the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate instead chose Ifeanyi Okowa, the former Governor of Delta State.

Explaining his decision, Atiku said he wanted the party to be involved in the selection process, unlike in 2019 when he personally picked Peter Obi.

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He asked the PDP to form a committee, which recommended three candidates. Okowa was ranked first, Wike second, and former Akwa Ibom Governor Udom Emmanuel third.

“I chose the number one candidate,” Atiku said, noting that he had no regrets about not picking Wike as his running mate in the 2023 presidential election.

Speaking through his media aide, Lere Olayinka, Wike dismissed any regrets over Atiku’s decision not to choose him as his running mate in the 2023 presidential election.

Reacting to Atiku’s comments through his media aide, Lere Olayinka, Wike dismissed any regrets over Atiku’s decision not to pick him.

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Olayinka stated that Wike also had no regrets about losing the vice-presidential ticket to Okowa, stressing that the FCT minister played a role in Atiku’s defeat in 2023 and would ensure he fails again in 2027.

“Two years after making the @OfficialPDPNig lose a presidential election it could have won, @atiku is giving reasons he did not pick @GovWike as his running mate and that he has no regrets.

“Someone should tell our serial presidential election contester that Wike also has no regret for ensuring that he failed in the election and will make sure that he fails again and again,” Olayinka wrote.

KanyiDaily recalls that Nyesom Wike previously accused Atiku Abubakar of refusing to support the re-election bid of former President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015.

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