2027: ‘Wike Lied, G5 Govs Couldn’t Even Deliver Senate Seats’ — Aisha Yesuf

Aisha Yesufu, a chieftain of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), has accused Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike of lying about the political influence of the G5 governors during the 2023 presidential election.

Wike had claimed that the G5 group (comprising himself and four other then-PDP governors) deliberately allowed Peter Obi to win votes in South-South states.

He said this was done because the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was stronger in the region and they viewed Atiku Abubakar as a threat.

According to Wike, Rivers State was deliberately excluded from the arrangement so that Obi would not win there.In a post on X on Wednesday, Yesufu rejected the claim and questioned Wike’s supposed political clout.

She pointed to the 2023 senatorial elections, in which three of the G5 governors contested and lost.“Wike LIED!!!!! 3 of the G5 Governors ran for Senate. They all lost!” she wrote.

“If Wike was that powerful how come he couldn’t give them a win on an election that was on the same day and time! Wike is petrified of life outside of government!!!! E don dey clear for I’m eye!”

Wike has maintained that the G5 strategy contributed to Obi’s performance in the South-South while Rivers was kept out of the plan.