The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has told a former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, that he stands no chance in seeking the presidential ticket for the 2027 polls on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP.
Wike, who made this position known during a live media parley on Wednesday evening in Abuja, said Abubakar should perish the thought.
He said the blueprint of the candidate of the PDP in the 2023 elections amounted to nothing as President Bola Tinubu, who defeated him, has a working document.
He said: “Did he (Atiku) not present it (blueprint) before Nigerians?
“Did Nigerians choose him?
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“He is lobbying for another chance.
“The chance will not be there.
“In which party?
“How can we use one man for how many years?
“Look at America, I am sure you all did not support Trump saying he is this, he is a racist, he is that, we are crying,
“Americans were thinking about something else.
“Thinking for the good of their own country made a decision.
“You presented your blueprint in 2023, Nigerians heard you clearly and said thank you, but it will not work, we will not support you.
“Criticisms do not mean opposition is working.”