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The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, has responded to the rants of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, who claimed that Nigerians have rejected him and the former vice president should therefore vacate the political scene.


Atiku said he won’t “descend into the gutters” to exchange words with Wike.

Wike had said: “I hear Atiku Abubakar said that Nigerians have rejected us in Rivers State. You, who have contested and failed woefully, Nigerians have rejected you; therefore, go back home.”


Reacting through his spokesman, Paul Ibe, Atiku said Wike and his collaborators are playing politics with the sufferings of Nigerians.

A statement signed by Ibe reads: “Our attention has been drawn to the recent remarks made by Mr. Nyesom Wike, which can only be described as another of his theatrical outbursts. Ordinarily, we would not respond, but we recognize that silence might be misinterpreted.

“However, we remain calm, knowing that Nigerians are well acquainted with his antics, a lingering symptom of the bitterness he harbours from his defeat to the Wazirin Adamawa at the 2022 party presidential primaries.


“Wike’s comments are nothing more than a string of inanities, lacking substance and driven by personal grievances. If he truly believes Nigerians are content with the current state of affairs under the government he serves, it reveals a deeper truth: his priorities lie not with the people but with himself. This self-absorption is evident in his preoccupation with domestic affairs in Rivers rather than his ministerial responsibilities.


“While he may seek to divert attention with his baseless rants, we remain focused on the genuine issues affecting Nigerians. It is clear that Mr. Wike is more concerned with self-interest than addressing the real challenges faced by the nation. In contrast, our commitment remains unwavering, centred on the welfare and progress of the people.

“Wike appears to delight in conjuring fantasies, indulging in his imagination, and paying for live TV coverage to launch tirades against whomever he pleases. However, we shall not descend into the gutters where he feels at home. Instead, we prefer to rise above, maintaining our dignity while others revel in the mud.

illicit:
Descend nah

Bobloco:
Wike is a mad man....a gutter man

Our former vice president can't descend so low to his level

Wike, Tinubu are of the same level. They are both mad men

blacknp:
Mad men wey dey rule your life, same mad men wey you dey subject to abi?

All ye Inconsequential incoherent children on this beautiful forum.

Bobloco:
Are you also a mad man?

Bobloco:
Wike is a mad man....a gutter man

Our former vice president can't descend so low to his level

Wike, Tinubu are of the same level. They are both mad men

Look at Tinubu's policies. Policies orchestrated from a position of madness

OgbeniOja1:
though I'm not a fan of Atiku, but this is a very matured reply

ddippset:
Atiku is losing Presidential elections while Wike is losing Presidential primaries and you still think they are mates?


It's like a team losing in World Cup qualifiers and not making the world cup,

And then thinking they are on the same level with another team actually playing at the World Cup finals.

No be juju be that??

TreasureJunky:
Wike is a fool. Instead of him to face his Abuja state where kidnappers are feeding fat on the innocent citizens, he's always fighting fubara and PDP.

alanto:
All these long epistle doesn't hold water. Did you lose in 2019 and 2023 or not? Did PDP and APC contest the chairmanship election in Rivers?

Bobloco:
Wike is a mad man....a gutter man

Our former vice president can't descend so low to his level

Wike, Tinubu are of the same level. They are both mad men

Look at Tinubu's policies. Policies orchestrated from a position of madness