By Attah Ede
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has vowed to give the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, and other opposition members high blood pressure ahead of the re-election of President Bola Tinubu in 2027.
The former Rivers State governor insisted that opposition political parties have been crippled in the country, assuring that President Bola Tinubu would have a smooth sail into the presidency for his second term.
The FCT Minister made this remark on Friday in Abuja after inspecting some projects in Abuja.
He confirmed that Adeleke’s visit to his residence after presenting his certificate of return to Tinubu at the Presidential Villa had established the fact that Osun State is fully part of the larger national Rainbow Coalition.
The Minister, who stated that many more states would sign into the coalition in a few weeks’ time, also boasted that “It is my job to give Atiku and other opposition members high blood pressure”.
“When you say opposition, I’ve told you I don’t know what you call opposition, as far as there is no opposition now,” Wike said.
According to him, Adeleke, despite securing his ticket for the Osun governorship election on the platform of the Accord Party, remains a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), adding that the recent political engagement was aimed at strengthening support for Tinubu.
“What happened last night is a meeting to rebuild a larger Rainbow Coalition. And he (Adeleke) is supporting Mr President. He’s in a different party; I’m supporting Mr President, and I’m in a different party. So, it’s a larger Rainbow Coalition,” he said.
Wike said more political developments should be expected in the coming weeks, predicting that additional politicians would align with Tinubu.
“And the next few weeks, watch what is going to happen. You will see a larger Rainbow Coalition in this country supporting Mr President,” he said.
The FCT Minister also dismissed claims by members of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) that the party and other opposition groups played a decisive role in Adeleke’s electoral victory.
“All those ADC who are talking about ‘they helped Adeleke to win,’ they just wanted to go and harvest where they never planted,” Wike said.
He maintained that Adeleke was now supporting Tinubu, adding that the development had strengthened the President’s position ahead of 2027.
Wike further described the forthcoming election as one that would be easy for the President’s camp, saying the emerging political alignments had significantly altered the opposition landscape.
