{"id":159854,"date":"2025-04-18T23:17:37","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T22:17:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/peter-obi-had-no-chance-of-winning-election-wike-on-backing-tinubu"},"modified":"2025-04-22T22:03:31","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T21:03:31","slug":"peter-obi-had-no-chance-of-winning-election-wike-on-backing-tinubu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/peter-obi-had-no-chance-of-winning-election-wike-on-backing-tinubu","title":{"rendered":"Peter Obi had no chance of winning election \u2014 Wike on backing Tinubu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has revealed why he did not support Peter Obi of the Labour Party in the 2023 presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>The former Rivers State Governor said Peter Obi had no chance of winning the 2024 election.<\/p>\n<p>He disclosed it on Friday, during his media chat in Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>He said he explained that he is not akin to supporting social media candidates as the reason he backed Tinubu\u2019s presidency.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe had no chance of winning the election; you people like this kind of social media candidate. I don\u2019t do social media candidates. I sit down as a politician and analyse candidates who are likely to win an electio\u201dn.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu defeated Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party and Peter Obi to clinch victory at the February election.<\/p>\n<p>Thereafter, Tinubu appointed Wike in August 2023 to serve as minister.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has revealed why he did not support Peter Obi of the Labour Party in the 2023 presidential election. The former Rivers State Governor said Peter Obi had no chance of winning the 2024 election. 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