Politics
APC Chief, Farouk Slams Wike Over Lazy Governors Comment
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Aliyu Farouk, has warned the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, to desist from making comments capable of overheating the political atmosphere.
Farouk was reacting to Wike’s recent description of some APC governors as “lazy” and “419ners” while speaking on a Television’s program on Thursday.
Wike, who is serving in the APC-led Federal Government, has been promoting a Rainbow Coalition in Rivers State in support of President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027.
His comments have, however, attracted criticism from members of the ruling party, with Farouk describing the remarks as inappropriate.
“I think the comments of Wike is in bad taste because the language he used to call our governors lazy, that’s really in bad taste. And we all members of APC reject that statement.
“We have a party to run, we have a country to run, and that instead of us, including Wike that tries to help the president, to be humble, to talk to people in a nice way, try to appeal to the sensibilities of Nigerians because there are certain things that as a government people are not happy with us.
“So it is very, very uncalled for someone that is trying to help us now to be insulting members of our party,” he said.
Farouk said Wike could not be compared with the number of governors currently working with the APC-led administration to support Tinubu.
“Wike is one person who is in charge of Rivers, according to him, and also in charge of FCT, the two states, and the other governors are 30 something governors, and other governors like that of Abia, governor of Osun, governor of Anambra, who are willing to come help Mr. President.
“So yes, we’re not happy with his comments, and we hope he will also desist from these kind of comments so that he does not overheat the polity. The polity, I mean, the country, it is not just APC,” Farouk added.
The development followed an earlier warning by the Chairman of the APC’s Progressive Governors’ Forum and Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, that the party’s governors would not support any alliance or political arrangement capable of undermining Tinubu’s re-election or weakening the APC ahead of the 2027 elections.
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to remove the name of Imo State governor, Hope Uzodinma, as the Senatorial candidate.
The court specifically asked the electoral umpire to replace Uzodinma as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Imo West with the name of the former governor in the State, Rochas Okorocha.
Justice Obiora Egwuatu gave the order after holding that Uzodinma did not win the May 18 primary election conducted by the APC and monitored by INEC.
Delivering his judgment, the judge held that evidence presented before the court proved that Okorocha actually won the majority of the votes cast at the poll and should be published as the winner of the election.
Egwuatu subsequently ordered the APC to forward Okorocha’s name as candidate of the APC in the 2027 general elections for Imo West Senatorial election.
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Carabao Cup Quarter Final Draw: Liverpool Host Bournemouth As Bradford And Fleetwood Get Home Ties Against Premier League Opposition
Liverpool will play Bournemouth in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals while League One Bradford City will host Manchester City.
Fleetwood Town’s reward for knocking out Premier League champions Arsenal is a home game against the winner of Everton vs Newcastle on Thursday night.
Crystal Palace will host Sunderland in an all-Premier League clash in the remaining last-eight tie.
The matches will take place during the week commencing December 14.
More to follow…
Carabao Cup quarter-final draw in full…
Fleetwood Town vs Everton/Newcastle
Manchester City vs Bradford
Crystal Palace vs Sunderland
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Ties to be played week commencing December 14
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has declared that the All Progressives Congress, APC, or any of the political parties willing to use any of the public facilities in the state is free to do so.
Makinde specifically explained that the APC is free to use the ancient Mapo Hall for its proposed campaign.
Makinde made these declarations in a statement on Tuesday night, signed by his Special Adviser on Media, Dr Sulaimon Olanrewaju.
Makinde in the statement explained that no political party should be denied access to use the facilities as long as they fulfil the conditions.
Makinde made these declarations in response to concerns surrounding the proposed use of Mapo Hall by the APC presidential campaign.
He added that public facilities belong to the people of the state.
He said that its usage must be done in transparent and equitable way.
Makinde in the statement explained that, “Any political party or organisation that fulfils the stipulated conditions should not face discrimination or unjust restrictions in accessing such facilities”.
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