2023 Election: Wike Rejects Rigging Claim, Explains G5 Strategy

Leadership News | 24-09-2026 11:00am |

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Nyesom Wike has rejected allegations that he manipulated the 2023 presidential election in the South-South to favour President Bola Tinubu over Labour Party candidate Peter Obi. Wike said his controversial remarks about the election were being misrepresented, explaining that the PDP G5 governors adopted a political strategy aimed at preventing the party's presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, from securing a decisive advantage in the South-South. He dismissed claims that the strategy amounted to electoral rigging, challenging critics to produce evidence from polling units or election tribunals. Wike's comments followed renewed controversy over the election.

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