The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, is facing heavy criticism over his comments on the outcome of the recently concluded Osun State governorship election.
Wike had on Tuesday claimed that the Federal Government did not deploy its influence against Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party during the election.
Wike said President Bola Tinubu allowed the people of Osun State to freely choose their leader.
He added that if Tinubu had wanted the All Progressives Congress (APC) to win the election, he would have personally visited the state during the exercise.
However, reacting to the former Rivers State governor’s statement, Isaac Fayose, younger brother of former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, slammed the minister, reminding him that “Osun is not Rivers” and warning that God would shock him in the 2027 election.
Fayose said: “When I listen to Wike, my stomach rumbles. Look at the confidence with which he said if the President had wanted Osun, he would have been there.”
“May God continue to save Nigeria from these kinds of people. God will shock him.”
“Osun people are not Rivers. Osun people made up their minds, and one thousand of you cannot change it. You are dreaming.”
“Thank God Atiku did not choose you as his vice president; this country would have been destroyed more than it is now.”
“So, you wanted to change the will of Osun people as you usually do in Rivers? I feel sorry for Nigerians. How come people are still campaigning for this man?”
