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Leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC), under the umbrella of the APC Leaders Forum (ALF) and the Tinubu/Shettima Solidarity Movement (TSSM), on Wednesday staged a rally in Abuja, calling for the immediate removal of Nyesom Wike as Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) over alleged insubordination, attacks on party leadership and threats to national unity.

The groups made the demand in an open letter and press statement addressed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, and routed through the National Chairman of the APC, Prof. Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda.

Addressing journalists during the peaceful rally, the APC leaders said their action was driven by “deep concern for the stability of the APC, the security of our nation, and the sanctity of democratic principles.”

They declared: “We have scheduled a rally today, this is a peaceful assembly of loyal party faithful, dedicated to upholding the integrity of our great party and your visionary leadership.”

The groups, who described themselves as steadfast supporters of President Tinubu and the Renewed Hope Agenda, said they could no longer remain silent over what they termed “egregious misconduct” by the FCT minister.

According to the statement, “Wike’s actions represent a brazen assault on the APC’s leadership, a direct threat to your authority as President, and a dangerous incitement that could destabilize Rivers State and the entire Niger Delta region. We demand his immediate sack to preserve party unity, protect our elected officials, and safeguard national peace.”

*Alleged Attacks on APC Leadership*

The rally leaders accused Wike of launching “vicious, unprovoked attacks” on the APC National Secretary, Senator Ajibola Basiru, despite not being a registered member of the ruling party.

They recalled Wike’s comments during his January 5, 2026, “thank-you tour” of Oyigbo Local Government Area of Rivers State, where he allegedly accused Basiru of meddling in Rivers politics for personal gain and eyeing the state’s resources.

Quoting Wike, the statement said he warned that anyone interfering in Rivers politics would “get their fingers burnt.”

The APC groups described the remark as “not only an insult to Basiru’s integrity but a direct affront to the entire APC National Working Committee,” adding that it undermined the authority of the party’s national leadership.

*Rivers Crisis and Governor Fubara*

The groups also accused the FCT minister of persistently attacking Governor Siminalayi Fubara, describing his actions as “political sabotage.”

They alleged that Wike had mocked the governor’s leadership, called his emergence a “mistake,” and vowed it would be corrected in 2027.

According to the statement, “As a serving minister in an APC-led government, Wike’s actions amount to anti-party activities that weaken our hold on Rivers State—a key battleground for the APC’s future electoral success.”

*Threat to National Authority*

The APC leaders further expressed alarm over Wike’s alleged statement that “nobody can enter Rivers State,” which they described as a direct challenge to President Tinubu’s authority as Commander-in-Chief.

They warned that declaring Rivers a “no-go area” was “a dangerous provocation that could incite violence, reminiscent of past Niger Delta crises.”

The statement added: “Wike’s words are a direct attack on your presidency, suggesting he views himself above the law and the APC’s hierarchy.”

*Threat of Nationwide Protests*

The groups warned that protests would continue across the country until Wike is removed from office.

“Be informed that we shall proceed with this rally not only at the National Secretariat but across the length and breadth of this country—state by state, local government by local government—until Nyesom Wike is relieved of his appointment as Minister of the Federal Capital Territory,” they declared.

They said the action was in defence of the party, President Tinubu’s leadership and Nigeria’s unity.

Call for Swift Action

The APC Leaders Forum and TSSM said the rally was also held in solidarity with Governor Fubara, Senator Basiru and APC National Chairman, Prof. Yilwatda.

They urged President Tinubu to act decisively, stating: “Sack Wike immediately to send a clear message that no individual is bigger than the party or the nation.”

The statement was jointly signed by Chief Dr. Emeka Okoro, Dr. Adekunle Balogun, Alhaji Ibrahim Yusuf and Mallam Abdulkareem Isiaka, who reaffirmed their loyalty to President Tinubu and commitment to mobilising support for the Renewed Hope Agenda.

Source: https://www.nationalaccordnewspaper.com/apc-leaders-tinubu-support-groups-demand-sack-of-wike-at-abuja-rally/

Osetigo

APC have started reasoning wike's matter. Wike don enter one chance last last

Igirigimercenar:
Osetigo

APC have started reasoning wike's matter. Wike don enter one chance last last

Let Tinubu dare sack Wike if e sure for am. Agreement is agreement and Tinubu will eventually fold. Take it to the bank.

AMINDA:
Let Tinubu dare sack Wike if e sure for am. Agreement is agreement and Tinubu will eventually fold. Take it to the bank.

Wike is too small to threaten a whole Apc. Tinubu will sack him and nothing will happen. If he wants to make trouble, Efcc will open his corruption file

AMINDA:
Let Tinubu dare sack Wike if e sure for am. Agreement is agreement and Tinubu will eventually fold. Take it to the bank.

Did Wike deliver more than Rivers state in 2023 ? Which as we speak his influence has dwindled there. Tinubu has more hope in South South now than then. No human is indispensable.

miracle002:
Wike is too small to threaten a whole Apc. Tinubu will sack him and nothing will happen. If he wants to make trouble, Efcc will open his corruption file

All this one na tory! Make e put head and see.

The way WIKE will loose relevance it would be like a dream to him and his supporters.

2027 will surely be interesting. This rigging game this present government is hoping to bank on come 2027 won't be easy. The military might end up taking over.

Start gathering food now. This January is going to be the best month of the year and the tax will hit harder in a year time.

Wike hold tinubbu for blokos

He has even indicted the e.diot as a signatory of the agreement of crime between him and funbara for 35% rivers funds

Apart from been in the same ogboni I no see where tinubbu dey gain wike now

miracle002:
Wike is too small to threaten a whole Apc. Tinubu will sack him and nothing will happen. If he wants to make trouble, Efcc will open his corruption file

So tinubu will threaten Wike with EFCC the same way he's been threatening governors into joining APC abi?

But I trust Wike, he will drag tinubu down and spill it all to the public about the agreement he went into with tinubu in 2023 presidential election that made him rigged Rivers State and even killed Rivers sons and daughters to rig for tinubu in Rivers State.

NaijaRoyalty:
So tinubu will threaten Wike with EFCC the same way he's been threatening governors into joining APC abi?

But I trust Wike, he will drag tinubu down and spill it all to the public about the agreement he went into with tinubu in 2023 presidential election that made him rigged Rivers State s d evil killed Rivers sons and daughters to rig for tinubu in Rivers State.

You made a point. Wike will not like to go down alone. He will drag Tinubu down with him

NaijaRoyalty:
So tinubu will threaten Wike with EFCC the same way he's been threatening governors into joining APC abi?

But I trust Wike, he will drag tinubu down and spill it all to the public about the agreement he went into with tinubu in 2023 presidential election that made him rigged Rivers State s d evil killed Rivers sons and daughters to rig for tinubu in Rivers State.

Abeg no loud am. Wike has already put contingency plans in place that will wreck APC even if he's incarcerated or taken out. As for that agreement, Tinubu must abide! It's non-negotiable. "The devil gives but what he takes back, you gon regret that". Now is the time for settlement, not stories.

AMINDA:
Abeg no loud am. Wike has already put contingency plans in place that will wreck APC even if he's incarcerated or taken out. As for that agreement, Tinubu must abide! It's non-negotiable. "The devil gives but what he takes back, you gon regret that". Now is the time for settlement, not stories.

Wike is not a small meat if not, tinubu would have discarded him long time ago the same way he discarded ambode like a piece of rag.

Wike will spill it all, I trust him for that.
He still dey drag ameachi, Peter odili and every one else he has helped till today .

Tinubu will never sack Wike because he needs Wike more than bread and butter.
No other tinubu supporter whether from the southwest or wherever has the kind of liver Wike have to defend tinubu.
In all the noise of jagaban this jagaban that Wike is about to prove that he is the man behind the jagabandist.

Wike going, going going going going, gone!!!!!!


Nobody trust a man that betray his people.

All those clueless people at that rally should defect to ADC because they don't have Tinubu's interest at heart. Confused lot.

No one protects APC's interest like Wike. That cannot be debated. Allow him to play his politics. Stay out of Rivers State issues.

an eye for an eye…wike is too comfortable the presidency should test its microphone on one or two of his corruption case to keep him busy😂

BondRiv:
All those clueless people at that rally should defect to ADC because they don't have Tinubu's interest at heart. Confused lot.

No one protects APC's interest like Wike. That cannot be debated. Allow him to play his politics. Stay out of Rivers State issues.

You should understand that in Nigerian politics, people don't just troop out on their own to protest on the streets without being sponsored, and most likely, someone close to the hierarchy is behind this. I suspect the party is split down to the middle about wike.

Svoboda:
You should understand that in Nigerian politics, people don't just troop out on their own to protest on the streets without being sponsored, and most likely, someone close to the hierarchy is behind this. I suspect the party is split down to the middle about wike.

No one at any hierarchy is behind anything. Possibly Fubara and his confused lot sponsoring it. Wasting Rivers money.

Let them sack this man so that everybody will rest.

BondRiv:
No one at any hierarchy is behind anything. Possibly Fubara and his confused lot sponsoring it. Wasting Rivers money.

Why does it have to be Fubara? Did you listen to the exchange between the APC national secretary and Wike? You don't think the position of the national secretary of a party like the APC is big enough, especially considering from Tinubus own camp?

Svoboda:
Why does it have to be Fubara? Did you listen to the exchange between the APC national secretary and Wike? You don't think the position of the national secretary of a party like the APC is big enough, especially considering from Tinubus own camp?

This thing is being funded with our money. Fubara is wasting our money chasing shadows. The constitution must be obeyed.

BondRiv:
This thing is being funded with our money. Fubara is wasting our money chasing shadows. The constitution must be obeyed.

He might actually stop wasting your money as you said, as the rsha is initiating impeachment rn.

Finally, Wike is about to scatter APC just as he destroyed PDP just because of over ambitiousness. Everything has crossed the equilibrium point and can hardly be sustained. Double trouble for Tinubu.

Who be SW president to even think it.
He cannot sack wike instead na wike go sack him.If he tries it he will go to jail sooner than anyone thinks because wike knows too many secrets

Money is now talking. Quiet unfortunate for Nigeria resources

Jonathan the weakling asked his Ministers to resign if they wanted to contest in the next elections and join politics.

Tinubu the strongman cannot reign in his Ministers to resign if they want to face politics.

Life is wonderful. None of Obasanjo's Ministers dare play politics when he was the Boss. You don't need to go far to know who gives Wike the relevance. A president who is more interested in politics than governance.


Newsdesk
President Goodluck Jonathan officially instructed his ministers with political ambitions for the 2015 general elections to resign on October 15, 2014.
During a Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on that date, he directed those planning to contest for elective offices to submit their resignation letters by October 20, 2014.

Key details regarding this event include:

The Valedictory Session: A valedictory session was held on October 15 for seven ministers who had indicated they would be leaving to pursue governorship bids.


The Ministers Involved: The seven ministers who resigned following this directive included Nyesom Wike (Education), Musiliu Obanikoro (Defence), Labaran Maku (Information), Samuel Ortom (Trade), Emeka Wogu (Labour), Onyebuchi Chukwu (Health), and Darius Ishaku (Niger Delta).


Reason for Resignation: The directive was issued to ensure that government officials did not use state resources or machinery to fund or influence their personal political campaigns for the upcoming 2015 elections.

Earlier in the same year, on February 12, 2014, President Jonathan had also accepted the resignations of four other ministers, some of whom were reportedly leaving to further their own political interests.

When you're a snitch, eventually you'd get used and dumped. Wike, you messed up. Greed drove you to deny your party. You can't eat your cake and have it. You will become politically irrelevant soonest.

Tinubu should remove Wike from that seat.

At this point Wike should just open up and tell Nigerians how him and APC rigged the 2023 elections

I mean, we all knew he would be going down sooner than later BUT nobody expects him to go down alone 😏

Och77:
Did Wike deliver more than Rivers state in 2023 ? Which as we speak his influence has dwindled there. Tinubu has more hope in South South now than then. No human is indispensable.

I am not a fan of wike but surely Tinunu has less market value in nigeria now than before.

Igirigimercenar:
Osetigo

APC have started reasoning wike's matter. Wike don enter one chance last last

Wicked wike the betrayer