FCT Minister – Nyesom Wike says he knew presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi was not going to win the 2023 presidential poll.
Wike, who said this when he appeared on Channels TV on Thursday, stated that there was no way Obi could have won the election.
He also said young people voted for Obi because they wanted a younger person, but unknown to them that is not the reality of Nigerian politics.
Part of his statement reads,
“I know that he won’t win the election. Let me tell you the truth, I am a realist. For me, the way the election went, it was a tough election. I give it to INEC (the Independent National Electoral Commission).
“Obi couldn’t have won the election. Yes, as a young man, people would have preferred that but look at how the votes went,” he said.
“There is this generational change, the young people were tired. So, for them, the only hope they had was to vote for Obi as a younger person compared to other candidates.
“But unknown to them, that is not the reality of Nigerian politics. They didn’t take into cognisance that ethnicity is a factor. They didn’t take into cognisance that religion is a factor, not only competence; that is the reality of Nigerian politics
