The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT) Nyesom Wike on Thursday berated 2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, saying he would “Proceed to contest as President on social media, however not as President of Nigeria.”
Wike’s remark adopted Obi’s latest criticism of the state of public faculties within the nation’s capital.
New Telegraph studies that the previous Anambra State governor had, throughout a go to to LEA Major School, Kapwa, on Wednesday, described the situations of the varsity as “A nationwide shame” and proof of Nigeria’s “Hole dedication to training.”
Reacting to Obi remark, Wike accused the financial skilled of taking part in politics with all the pieces and utilizing emotional public appearances to achieve social media sympathy.
He questioned Obi’s ethical proper to criticise any authorities on infrastructure, alleging that the previous governor prioritised private monetary pursuits over the event of Anambra State.
The Minister additional mentioned he had achieved extra in two years as FCT Minister than Obi did in eight years as governor.
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“I hear one of many social media presidential candidates went to one of many Native Authority space faculties and was saying that the federal government has deserted public faculties. Specifically, his identify is Mr Peter Obi. It isn’t all the pieces you need to play politics with.
“Let me say this, Peter Obi, you have been governor for eight years in Anambra State. In the event you had completed all the roles in eight years, no person could be speaking about creating Anambra by now.
“And why did you’ve issues together with your successor?
“Mr Peter Obi, we simply got here into workplace two years in the past, we’ve got not even served 4 years. However you served eight good years. Evaluate two years in workplace of what we’ve got performed in FCT, and evaluate eight years in workplace in Anambra, can you actually say you like this nation? Can you actually say you like Ndi Anambra? Actually not.
“You’ll proceed to contest as President on social media, however not as President of Nigeria. You ran as President underneath a celebration; you can’t handle the occasion.
“Bizarre occasion, you can’t handle the occasion to carry the occasion collectively, you can’t. It’s Nigeria of 200 and one thing million folks that you just need to handle. It’s not accessible for folks such as you,” Wike said.
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