2027: Rivers gained't vote ADC due to Amaechi – Wike warns forward of 'rigging' claims

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, on Saturday, hinted that Rivers State is not going to vote for the African Democratic Congress, ADC, because of remarks by the celebration’s presidential operating mate, Rotimi Amaechi.

Wike claimed that Amaechi had boasted that he wouldn’t marketing campaign because of his recognition, and for that motive, Rivers residents would let him take a look at his recognition in 2027.

Speaking throughout President Bola Tinubu’s presidential marketing campaign rally in Rivers State, Wike mentioned Nigerians ought to dismiss any declare of rigging from Amaechi when the ADC loses.

The minister assured Tinubu that the folks of Rivers State will vote for him.

He mentioned: “Your Excellency, yesterday I overheard somebody on News Central, who was ranting that we are worried and that’s why we are campaigning every day, that he does not get worried because he is very popular and he doesn’t need to campaign.

“So, let or not it’s on document that the vice-presidential candidate of ADC has advised the world that he doesn’t must marketing campaign in Rivers State; let it not be tomorrow, he’ll say that he campaigned and the election was rigged, he didn’t marketing campaign, and no person goes to vote for him.

“Remember in 2023, that the same vice-presidential candidate defined who your brother is and said, ‘your brother is a man who identifies with you when you are in trouble, and he said brotherhood in politics has nothing to do with blood relationship.’ Now, who is our brother now? So our brother is Bola Tinubu because he identifies with the people of Rivers State.”