Senator Adams Oshiomhole has hailed the developmental strides of Nyesom Wike, thanking the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) for allowing the FCT minister to serve in the administration of President Bola Tinubu.
Wike, a ranking member of the PDP, backed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 presidential election after a fallout with his party. He was subsequently appointed as the Minister of the FCT, a move Oshiomhole likened to a football club allowing its “best player” to join a rival.
“Thank you to PDP for giving us Nyesom Wike to help us fix Abuja. I don’t belong to any club, I only belong to Bendel Insurance but I listen to those who say they are Manchester United fans [and the likes]. When you are giving your best player to another club, you pay heavily,” the lawmaker representing Edo North said on Friday at a New Year luncheon organised by Wike in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.
“Thank you for what you’re helping us in APC to do. PDP Rivers led you to us without saying we should pay a transfer fee. We may not be happy to return you; we would even create a toll gate to prevent that,” Oshiomhole, a former governor of Edo State, said during the event.
The lawmaker said, “Tonight, we are celebrating a Nigerian who is adding value to the FCT; who is showing there has to be the rule of law and that we must respect certain environmental laws”.
He said Wike’s job as the FCT minister means he would “step on toes” to set things right.
“So, thank you for what you are doing in Nigeria; thank you for what you are doing in Abuja,” Senator Oshiomhole told the gathering including top shots in Rivers State and beyond.
