FCT Minister Does Not Pay Our Bills or Attend Our Meetings – Rivers APC Disowns Wike

The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has clarified that Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), does not influence their activities.

Tony Okocha, Chairman of the Rivers APC caretaker committee, emphasized that Wike is not a member of the party and does not participate in any political meetings. Okocha made these remarks during a press briefing at the APC national secretariat in Abuja, where he described Wike as an “unrepentant” member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

“When I hear this, I laugh because Wike is a member of PDP, unrepentant PDP. We are APC here. Will anybody suggest that because Mr Wike is a minister under our government of APC, we should be at dagger with him?” Okocha said.

He further stated, “Wike doesn’t attend our meetings. I have briefed you here. We have held meetings with stakeholders, but Wike was never there. So at what point does he influence APC in Rivers State? His influence, as much as you know, is because he is a minister under an APC government. So we can’t be in enmity with him. But to say that he influences us, how? Does he pay our bills or attend our meetings? The answer is no.”

The APC in Rivers State wanted to make it clear that despite Wike’s position in the federal government, he has no role or influence in their party’s local affairs.