Obi Not A Builder, “He Moves Where Food Is Ready, Wike Taunts Ex-Anambra Governor 

By Akanni Toba

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has berated the 2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, for turning himself into a political bird of passage who can’t stay put in a political party for a long time.

Wike said Obi’s action is a reflection of lack of leadership skills, adding that a good leader doesn’t run away from crisis but face up to it to get it resolved.

The ex-Rivers governor made the remarks while commenting on Obi’s frequent defection from one political party to another particularly his recent move from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC).

Wike spoke on Wednesday during his monthly media briefing in Abuja adding that the ex-Anambra governor failed to strengthen all the parties he had joined.

He argued that Obi’s frequent movement across political platforms suggests opportunism rather than principled leadership.

“Obi was in APGA. He couldn’t build the APGA. What is good in leadership? Leadership is for you to stand up to challenges and see how you settle those crises,” Wike said.

“He left APGA. He came to the PDP. He ran away from the PDP. ‘There was one man in the PDP who was dominating everything’. He went to Labour.

“Labour had a crisis. He couldn’t also use his leadership skills, his leadership prowess, to put Labour together. He ran away again from Labour.”

The FCT minister said Obi’s latest move to the NDC further supports his claims of inconsistency.

“He went to ADC. Now ADC has problems. He ran away from ADC again,” he said.

Wike maintained that Obi’s political decisions appear driven by personal interest rather than commitment to party development or reform.

“All he is looking for is where food is ready. ‘Mama put’. Who will stabilise if you cannot stabilise?” Wike said.