The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has taken a swipe at former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, following his recent reported move to the National Democratic Congress (NDC), accusing him of lacking political consistency and leadership stability.
Wike made the remarks on Wednesday during his monthly media briefing in Abuja, where he questioned Obi’s record in managing political platforms he has been associated with over the years.
According to him, Obi’s repeated movement between political parties reflects what he described as a pattern of opportunism rather than principled leadership.
“Obi was in APGA. He couldn’t build APGA. Leadership is about facing challenges and resolving crises,” Wike said.
“He left APGA, came to PDP, and left again. He said one person was dominating the party. He went to Labour Party, and Labour also had issues—he couldn’t fix it. He left again.”
Wike further claimed that Obi’s latest political alignment shows a continuation of what he called instability in his political journey.
“Now he has gone to ADC, and again there are problems there. He has moved again,” he said.
“All he is looking for is where things are comfortable. ‘Mama put’ politics. Who will stabilise anything if you cannot stabilise what you join?”
The FCT Minister also referenced recent reactions to a Supreme Court ruling on the ADC leadership dispute, suggesting contradictions in the positions taken by Obi and his supporters.
“When the Supreme Court judgment came out, Obi praised it,” Wike said.
“But yesterday, some of his supporters said there is a trap in the same judgment. So which is which?”
Obi has not publicly responded to Wike’s latest comments at the time of filing this report.
