Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), has criticised former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar for always moving from one political party to another.
Speaking during a media parley in Abuja on Monday, Wike
pointed out that Abubakar has frequently switched political camps since Nigeria
returned to civilian rule in 1999.
He added that Abubakar’s recent defection from the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) is typical of
the politician.
“Atiku was in the PDP in 1999, then he joined the Action
Congress (AC). After AC, he returned to the PDP, later moved to the All
Progressives Congress (APC), and then back to the PDP again, all in pursuit of
the presidential ticket,” Wike said.
“If I were his son, I would sit him down and ask: ‘Dad, how
can you keep hopping from one party to another at almost 80 years old?”
The minister said Abubakar’s moves are driven by his
unbridled desire to become president.
Wike dismissed the opposition coalition against President Bola Tinubu and the APC. He also said Abubakar left the PDP because he was not going to secure the party’s presidential ticket.
“The way the PDP is now, it is not likely that Atiku would
get a ticket, therefore it is not comfortable. Therefore, he tells you, let’s
do a coalition against Tinubu. It’s not right,” he said.
“It is because he cannot get the presidential ticket under
the PDP that he pushed for a coalition.”
