Tinubu, President for Whole Nigeria, Not Groups –Wike
By: Wisdom Acka
FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has said that Bola Tinubu is not President for only the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), but a President of Nigeria and for all Nigerians.
Wike stated this when APC leaders in Rivers, led by the Party’s National Vice Chairman, South South, Victor Giadom, visited him in Abuja, Thursday.
The Minister, however, said that the President reserves the right to take the interest of his political party at heart, while steering affairs of the country.
According to him, political parties were “vehicles” that take one to a desired destination; adding that the interest of Nigerians supersedes all other interests in the mind of President Tinubu.
“Mr. President, having emerged, is not a President of APC but a President of Nigeria. While he is governing Nigeria, he must also take the interest of his political party, and nobody can stop it; it is natural,” he said.
“In governance, every Nigerian must benefit from it. We need to understand that the party is a vehicle that takes you to a place, and once you get to where you want to be you come out from the vehicle”, he stressed.
Wike stated that President Tinubu has the capacity and the political will to take actions that others were afraid to take.
Reacting to the Supreme Court judgment upholding Tinubu’s election as Nigeria’s President, Wike said: “We owe it a duty to continue to support Mr. President irrespective of the political party he belongs to.
“I stand for equity, fairness, and justice and I thank God today that the battle has ended to the glory of God,” Wike reiterated.
“We are all members of the Nigerian state and, therefore, it is important for all of us to also understand that the Nigerian state does not belong to a particular person or a particular group,” he said.
The Minister affirmed his commitment not to discriminate, saying: “I am here for Nigerians; I am here for those who belong to a political party and those who do not belong to a political party.”
Speaking earlier, Giadom explained that the visit was to thank the Minister for the monumental support he gave to the APC Presidential candidate during the Presidential election.
He urged Wike to continue towards the success of the Tinubu-led administration and Nigeria predicated on the President’s deep concern for justice, equity, and fairness for the Nigerian state.
He thanked the President for appointing Wike as Minister of the FCT, being the first person from Rivers State to hold the “exalted office”; expressing confidence in his capacity to deliver.
Giadom charged Wike to deploy his vast experience and track record to bear in the discharge of his duties.
