Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike has declared that his political responsibility is to ensure opposition leaders remain uncomfortable and under constant pressure ahead of the 2027 elections.
Speaking to journalists on Friday while inspecting infrastructure projects in Abuja, Wike said the crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party had left Nigeria without a clear leading opposition force.
“I’ve told you there is no position. What do you have people who are not trying to see whether they can be relevant? Who’s the opposition leader now? Ordinarily, it would have been PDP, but because of the crisis we have had, and so you can’t see a formidable party that you call a leading opposition party,” he said.
Wike added that the feelings of opposition figures were of no concern to him.
“So, whatever they feel, it’s none of my business. I don’t want them to feel well. It’s not my wish that they should feel well. My business is to make them not to feel well all the days. Because they will be having high blood pressure. Yes, that’s my job.”
He continued: “To make them to have high blood pressure. I am not here to make them to feel good, no. You see, when you are having a contest with somebody, your business is not to make him feel well. Your business is to make sure you beat him thoroughly. So that he will be sick all through. And that’s what we are doing to them.”
The minister specifically dismissed any worry about the reactions of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi.
“So how Atiku feels, how Obi feels, it does not give any headache. If I know how they feel now, I will add more crisis for them.”
