Nobody Should Have That Kind Of Power – Reuben Abati Knocks Wike Over ‘Allocation’ Of Political Positions

Reuben Abati Key Takeaways Former presidential aide, Reuben Abati, criticised FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, over a viral video showing him allocating political positions at a rally in Rivers State. Speaking on Friday on Arise TV Morning Show, Abati said Wike acted like he could decide who gets the presidency, governorship and Senate seats before 2027 elections. Abati warned that no individual should share offices like that, insisting Nigerian voters must choose leaders at the polls even if Wike’s camp supports President Bola Tinubu. Former presidential aide and Arise TV Morning Show anchor Reuben Abati has slammed the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, for acting as though he can dictate to everyone.

Naija News reports that Abati was reacting to a video circulating online in which Wike was reportedly seen allocating political positions to individuals at a rally in Rivers State.

Sharing his reservations on Friday while contributing to Ojy Okpe’s What’s Trending segment of the Morning Show, the news anchor stated that Wike’s conduct suggested that he believed he could determine who would occupy various political offices ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Abati said: “Wike and Senator Umahi and all of them, they are working for the same purpose, to make sure that President Tinubu is elected. So, they are family in that regard.

“But what I don’t understand is the way Minister Wike, for example, behaves as if he can dictate to everybody.

“There is one video in circulation. He had an event in the Rivers where he was practically sharing positions, telling at a rally, telling people the president of Nigeria, that’s the President Tinubu, will take presidency. He will take governorship. He will take all the Senate members. And he was calling the people there to step forward, saying yes, vote for this one.

“It’s then after allocating positions to the president, he now said he as Wike, it’s not good that he too doesn’t take something.

“Then he called out one person who will go to House of Reps, then some boys or some of his boys who will go to House of Assembly, and people were excited. He was allocating seats.

“No. Nobody should have that kind of power. It should be the Nigerian people, the electorate that should vote. But as for their family, yeah, they have the right to work together.”

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