My job is to give opposition leaders high blood pressure, Wike

Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, declared his primary political objective is to inflict discomfort and pressure on opposition leaders. Speaking to journalists during an inspection of infrastructure projects in Abuja, Wike asserted that his responsibility is to ensure opposition figures "do not feel well."

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My business is to make them not to feel well. Because they will be having high blood pressure. Yes, that’s my job.

Wike, a prominent figure in Nigerian politics, noted the ongoing crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He argued this internal turmoil has fragmented the opposition, making it difficult to identify a single, formidable leading opposition party. "Who's the opposition leader now? Ordinarily, it would have been PDP, but because of the crisis we have had, and so you can’t see a formidable party that you call a leading opposition party," he stated.

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To make them to have high blood pressure. I am not here to make them to feel good, no.

The minister explicitly stated his disinterest in the well-being of opposition figures, including former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and the Labour Party's presidential candidate Peter Obi. "My business is to make them not to feel well. Because they will be having high blood pressure. Yes, that’s my job," Wike said. He added that if he knew how they felt, he would "add more crisis for them," emphasizing his commitment to ensuring they remain politically unwell and "sick all through."

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Your business is to make sure you beat him thoroughly. So that he will be sick all through. And that’s what we are doing to them.