Aide to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Lere Olayinka, has fired again at former Vice President Atiku Abubakar over his latest remarks on why he didn’t select Nyesom Wike as his operating mate for the 2023 presidential election.
Atiku, who was the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Celebration (PDP), not too long ago said that he had no regrets for not selecting Wike, the previous governor of Rivers State, as his operating mate.
Reacting in a press release posted on Twitter, Olayinka dismissed Atiku’s justification, blaming him for the social gathering’s defeat within the 2023 election.
“Two years after making the PDP lose a presidential election it may have gained, Atiku is giving causes he didn’t choose Wike as his operating mate and that he has no regrets,” Olayinka wrote.
He additional asserted that Wike additionally had no regrets for opposing Atiku’s candidacy and vowed that the previous vp would proceed to undergo political setbacks.
“Somebody ought to inform our serial presidential election contester that Wike additionally has no remorse for guaranteeing that he failed within the election and can guarantee that he fails many times,” he added.
The rift between Atiku and Wike has remained a supply of division inside the PDP.
Wike, who led the G5 governors in opposition to Atiku’s candidacy, performed a key function in weakening the social gathering’s probabilities within the final basic election.
