Oshiomhole also hailed Wike’s developmental strides in FCT and thanked PDP for allowing him serve as a minister under APC
By Kehinde Okeowo
A former Edo State governor, Adams Oshiomhole, has compared the appointment of Nyesom Wike as the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) by the President Bola Tinubu’s administration to when a football club allowed its “best player” to join a rival.
The senator representing Edo North in the Senate made this known on Friday at a New Year luncheon organised by Wike in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.
He expressed gratitude to Nigeria’s main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), for “giving” Wike to the Tinubu administration.
He went on to hail the FCT Minister’s developmental strides, thanking PDP for allowing him to serve as a minister under the APC administration.
Speaking at the event, Oshiomhole said, “Thank you to PDP for giving us Nyesom Wike to help us fix Abuja. I don’t belong to any club; I only belong to Bendel Insurance, but I listen to those who say they are Manchester United fans [and the likes].
“When you are giving your best player to another club, you pay heavily.”
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The former labour leader added, “Thank you for what you’re helping us in APC to do. PDP Rivers led you to us without saying we should pay a transfer fee. We may not be happy to return you; we would even create a toll gate to prevent that.
“Tonight, we are celebrating a Nigerian who is adding value to the FCT, who is showing there has to be the rule of law and that we must respect certain environmental laws.
“So, thank you for what you are doing in Nigeria; thank you for what you are doing in Abuja.”
Wike, a PDP chieftain, backed Tinubu, the APC candidate, in the 2023 presidential election after falling out with his party.
As a reward for his support, the former Lagos State governor appointed him as the Minister of the FCT.
