WIKE DENIES LOBBYING FOR APC CAMPAIGN DIRECTOR-GENERAL POSITION
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By:Tajudeen Aminat
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has dismissed reports that he is lobbying to become the Director-General of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Wike, however, reaffirmed his support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid, stressing that he does not need an official position in the campaign council to contribute to the President’s victory in Rivers State and the Federal Capital Territory.
Wike was reportedly listed among several APC chieftains and government officials said to be lobbying for, or being considered for, the position of Director-General of the party’s Presidential Campaign Council.
But in a statement issued on Monday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, Wike described the report as untrue.
The FCT minister said he had not discussed the leadership or membership of the Presidential Campaign Council with anyone.
“I am outside Nigeria, resting and relaxing after spending over 30 days, commissioning projects, flagging off new ones and inspecting ongoing ones, especially those scheduled for commissioning in December and January, next year.
“When I return, our focus will be the continuous delivery of our mandate in line with the President’s Renewed Hope Agenda and to further enhance his electoral fortune in Rivers State and the FCT.
“Therefore, I do not need to be the DG or even member of the Presidential Campaign Council of Mr President’s political party to contribute my quota by ensuring that he wins handsomely in Rivers State and the FCT,” the statement read.
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