{"id":168316,"date":"2025-07-04T12:05:42","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T11:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/wike-challenges-mark-amaechi-and-others-on-power"},"modified":"2025-07-04T13:23:30","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T12:23:30","slug":"wike-challenges-mark-amaechi-and-others-on-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/wike-challenges-mark-amaechi-and-others-on-power","title":{"rendered":"Wike Challenges Mark Amaechi and Others on Power"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, on Friday challenged the Interim National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, David Mark, and a chieftain of the opposition coalition, Rotimi Amaechi, to stop deceiving Nigerians.<\/p>\n<p>Wike said the coalition under the leadership of Mark, Amaechi and others in the party would not return to power in 2027.<\/p>\n<p>He spoke during the commissioning of the newly rehabilitated Aguma Palace-Radio Nigeria-New Market Road in the Gwagwalada area council of the FCT.<\/p>\n<p>The project, commissioned by Vice President Kashim Shettima, who represented President Bola Tinubu, was part of those earmarked to celebrate Tinubu\u2019s second term in office.<\/p>\n<p>Wike seized the occasion to challenge Mark, Amaechi, and other leaders of the coalition to reveal their scorecards from when they were in office to Nigerians.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cThey said that the coalition started 18 months ago and Tinubu has been in office for two years, so you started the coalition when he was in office for just six months; 18 months ago you started the coalition, meanwhile he was in office for just six months.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen will you stop deceiving Nigerians? You [Mark] had the opportunity to be Senate President for eight years. You [Ameachi] had opportunity to be Speaker for four years, and Minister of Transportation for eight years. He never made angry Nigerians to be happy; but people stayed in office for six months and he started telling people how Nigerians are angry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have said everybody should show your scorecard. when I was a Senate President let me show my scorecard \u2013 how did I help the people of Benue State, how did I help the people of Otukpo, is it by flying a helicopter to Otukpo?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are here for 16 days and we are showing our scorecard and this time, it\u2019s Operation Show Your Scorecard.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGod gave you the opportunity to be in office to make Nigerians happy according to you, but you refused; because you have left office, you are saying Nigerians are angry, because you want to return to power. You will not come back to power.\u201d<\/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 the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, on Friday challenged the Interim National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, David Mark, and a chieftain of the opposition coalition, Rotimi Amaechi, to stop deceiving Nigerians. 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