Wike: The Day PBAT Removes Him As Minister, He’ll Realize That He Is A god With Feet Of Clay-Momodu

Chief Dele Momodu, a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, has alleged that the FCT Minister Nyesom Wike might come to a humbling realisation about his true political weight the day he leaves office as minister.

Speaking on Channels TV, Momodu said, “At the end of the day, Wike will realise that he has wasted his time and wasted his resources on fighting the wrong people. The day President Bola Tinubu removes him as minister, he will realise that he is a god with feet of clay,” Momodu said.

Momodu also claimed that Wike’s recent public behaviour is a sign that the minister is afraid of the former vice president current political campaign.

He stated further that the ADC intends to intensify it presidential campaign in the coming weeks to show it capacity.

He also addressed the detention of Mallam Nasir El-Rufai. He alleged that the former governor is being detained because of his political influence to decide who wins in the Northwest.

“So if I do have a problem with anything, I’ll sit down in one of our meetings, and I make my point,” he said.

“I’m not going to oppose his candidacy, and it is not within my right, even as a human being. So I can choose what I want to do,” the governor added.

Despite this position, Otti has maintained that acknowledging Tinubu’s right to contest the 2027 election should not automatically be interpreted as an endorsement of the president’s re-election bid.

In the same interview, he explained that there were several policies of the Tinubu administration that aligned with his own views, even though that did not settle the question of who he would vote for in 2027.

“There are a lot of things that we have talked about now that he (Tinubu) has implemented that resonate with me and my thinking,” Otti said.

He particularly pointed to the removal of the petrol subsidy, which Tinubu announced shortly after assuming office in May 2023.

Otti said he had long opposed subsidising fuel consumption, arguing that government resources would be better directed towards production and other productive sectors.

“I don’t have a problem supporting production, but consumption should not be subsidised,” he said.

The Abia governor maintained that the former subsidy arrangement was financially unsustainable and could encourage wasteful consumption because motorists were not bearing the full cost of the fuel they used.

“You know, as election approaches, people will be making all sorts of arguments, but removing the subsidy was the right thing to be done,” Otti said.

“And I don’t think anybody who is praying that subsidy returns means well for the country,” he added.

Otti acknowledged that the removal of the subsidy created hardship for Nigerians, but maintained that the policy was necessary.

“There will be the pain initially,” he said.

He also said anyone advocating a return to subsidy would need to explain how the government would finance it.

“For instance, the fuel subsidy was even unsustainable. And if you want to reintroduce it, that’s fine. But then you need to also fund it,” Otti said.