Wike is Not My Leader, He’s My Boy – Ex-Osun Governor Oyinlola

Former Osun State Governor, Olagunsoye Oyinlola, has firmly rejected strategies that Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, is his political chief inside the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday, Oyinlola insisted that Wike might by no means be considered his chief, stressing that he had already reached the height of his political profession lengthy earlier than the previous Rivers State governor rose to prominence.

The ex-governor said that whereas he stays a member of the PDP, Wike doesn’t maintain any management place over him.

Reacting to claims that Wike is the celebration’s chief, Oyinlola mentioned there was no foundation for such an outline, arguing that their political backgrounds and experiences are vastly totally different.

According to him, Wike was nonetheless a scholar throughout his time as governor, making it inappropriate to explain the FCT minister as his chief.

“He is not my leader. You don’t say that kind of thing. Yes, I am a member of the PDP, but he is not my leader. When I was governor, where was he? He was in school. So, he doesn’t qualify to be my leader. He’s my boy,” Oyinlola mentioned.

He additional maintained that his age, political expertise, and long-standing involvement within the PDP place him among the many celebration’s senior figures, including that he had occupied high positions in each authorities and the celebration earlier than Wike emerged as a serious political determine.

Oyinlola additionally dismissed studies linking him to any so-called “rainbow coalition,” saying he had not been invited to any such political alliance and was unaware of its goals.

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