WIKE, APC GOVERNORS UNITED BEHIND TINUBU’S RE-ELECTION, SAYS MORKA

Morka said the reported tension was a “false battle,” insisting that both the All Progressives Congress (APC) governors and Wike shared a strong commitment to President Bola Tinubu’s re-election ahead of the 2027 general elections.

He made the remarks on Tuesday during an interview on Arise Television’s News Day, following Wike’s inclusion in the APC presidential campaign council.

“It was a false battle to begin with. I mean, I don’t think there was any real tension between those positions because they united in their extraordinary commitment to the re-election of the president,” Morka said.

He explained that the Progressive Governors Forum consists of governors elected on the APC platform, while Wike, a former Rivers State governor, serves in Tinubu’s cabinet and has consistently expressed support for the President.

According to Morka, their shared political objective makes suggestions of a conflict between the two sides largely insignificant.

The APC spokesperson added that the release of the presidential campaign council list had clarified the roles of key figures involved in Tinubu’s re-election campaign.

He also highlighted the inclusion of governors who are not members of the APC, describing their participation as evidence of the President’s ability to attract support beyond party affiliations.

“Governors, who are not of the APC, now [are] front and centre, coordinating some of our activities in their respective jurisdictions,” he said.

Morka described the development as a new phase in Nigeria’s democratic process, arguing that Tinubu was bringing politicians from different political parties together to pursue a common goal.

“What we’re witnessing today in our country is novel. It’s really a new dawn for democracy,” he said.

He noted that such cooperation was unusual in a presidential system, where political parties are typically expected to compete against one another.

According to Morka, Tinubu was moving beyond partisan divisions by building a coalition of political actors to support his administration and re-election campaign.

“We’re seeing a president who is transcending all of the divides and really nullifying what I call the politics of difference between these partisans and bringing them together under the same umbrella to pursue a common agenda for the good of the people,” he said.