Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has dismissed reports that he is lobbying to become Director-General of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council ahead of the 2027 elections.
Wike, however, reaffirmed his support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election, insisting that he does not need a formal role in the campaign council to contribute to the President’s victory.
The reports had listed Wike among party chieftains and government officials allegedly lobbying for, or being considered for, the campaign council’s DG position.
But in a statement on Monday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, Wike described the reports as false.
The minister said he had neither discussed the leadership nor membership of the Presidential Campaign Council with anyone.
Wike, who is currently outside Nigeria, said he was taking a break after spending more than 30 days commissioning projects, flagging off new ones and inspecting ongoing projects in the FCT.
He said his priority upon returning would be to continue delivering on his mandate under Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda while working to improve the President’s electoral prospects in Rivers State and the FCT.
“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,” he said.
