Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has vowed to resign from office if President Bola Tinubu fails to win both the Federal Capital Territory and Rivers State in the 2027 presidential election. Wike made the declaration on Wednesday, September 30, during an engagement with members of the Apo Mechanics and Traders Association in Abuja.
The former Rivers State governor said he would take personal responsibility for delivering electoral support for Tinubu in the two areas, describing the FCT as his place of work and Rivers as his home state. “If I cannot deliver where I work, then I am not worthy to be here,” Wike said, according to reports of the meeting.
He went further to set a specific date for his proposed resignation. Wike said that if Tinubu loses Rivers State and the FCT in the presidential election scheduled for January 16, 2027, he would announce his resignation as FCT Minister the following day, January 17.
“If I lose FCT, I’m not supposed to be FCT Minister,” he said, adding that he would accept responsibility if the president failed to secure victory in the two areas.
Wike, who remains a member of the Peoples Democratic Party while supporting Tinubu’s re-election bid, also spoke about efforts to build what he described as a multi-party “Rainbow Coalition” in the FCT. He said the coalition was being organised to mobilise support for Tinubu as well as candidates contesting legislative positions in the territory.
The minister also endorsed former FCT Senator Philip Aduda for the Senate and expressed support for other candidates seeking legislative seats.
The 2027 presidential election is scheduled for January 16, 2027. Wike’s declaration places his continued tenure as FCT Minister in his own stated terms alongside the electoral performance of Tinubu in the FCT and Rivers State.
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