2027: Wike Vows to Resign If Tinubu Loses FCT, Rivers

2027: Wike Vows to Resign If Tinubu Loses FCT, Rivers

Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike has vowed to resign from office if President Bola Ahmed Tinubu loses both the FCT and Rivers State in the 2027 presidential election.

Wike made the declaration on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, while addressing members of the Apo Mechanics and Traders Association in Abuja.

He said the 2027 presidential election would provide a clear test of his political influence in the FCT, where he currently serves as minister, and Rivers State, where he was governor from 2015 to 2023.

Wike said he would announce his resignation on January 17, 2027, a day after the presidential election, if Tinubu fails to win the two territories.

“If I cannot deliver where I work, then I’m not worthy to be here. If I lose FCT, I’m not supposed to be FCT Minister. By January 17, 2027, I will announce my resignation as FCT Minister should the President lose in Rivers State and the FCT,” he said.

The minister challenged political appointees to accept responsibility for electoral outcomes in their respective areas, arguing that he should not remain in office if he fails to secure support for the president where he has pledged to deliver.

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Wike has become one of the prominent figures campaigning for Tinubu’s 2027 re-election, despite remaining a member of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

He has been promoting a cross-party mobilisation platform known as the Rainbow Coalition, which he says is focused on securing support for Tinubu rather than creating another political party.

At the Apo meeting, Wike declared his support for Tinubu for president and endorsed former FCT Senator Philip Aduda for the Senate.

He also said the coalition would support candidates for other elective positions in the FCT.

The former Rivers governor has announced plans to lead Tinubu’s 2027 campaign structures in both the FCT and Rivers State, making the two territories central to his political activities ahead of the election.

Wike has also linked his political mobilisation in Abuja to the infrastructure projects being undertaken by the FCT Administration.

He has repeatedly cited major road projects, including the Apo-Karshi Road and Bwari-Kubwa Road, as evidence of the administration’s efforts to improve infrastructure in the capital.

The FCT Administration has also approved projects in the health, education, security and power sectors.

Among them are plans to renovate and upgrade 14 general hospitals, resume work on the abandoned Utako General Hospital, digitalise the FCT High Court and provide electricity infrastructure to communities in parts of the FCT.

Wike’s meeting with the Apo mechanics and traders also centred on the planned relocation of mechanics and artisans from Apo to the Wasa informal sector.

The FCT Administration has said the Wasa site is being provided with infrastructure and facilities ahead of the relocation.

The political calculations surrounding Wike’s support for Tinubu have attracted attention because of his continued membership of the PDP. The former governor was one of the senior PDP figures who opposed the party’s presidential campaign structure in 2023 and has since maintained his support for Tinubu.

Wike’s latest declaration places his continued tenure as FCT Minister alongside Tinubu’s performance in the FCT and Rivers State, while he intensifies efforts to mobilise support for the president ahead of the January 16, 2027 presidential election.

For Wike, the outcome in the two territories will now carry a personal political consequence: resignation from the FCT Ministry if Tinubu loses both states.

2027: Wike Vows to Resign If Tinubu Loses FCT, Rivers