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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Nyesom Wike, has warned that those urging former President Goodluck Jonathan to contest the 2027 presidential election are deliberately plotting to plunge the country into crisis.<\/p>\n

Speaking on Channels Television \u201cPolitics Today\u201d, on Thursday night, Wike said it was hypocritical for the same people who frustrated Jonathan\u2019s bid in 2015 to suddenly be calling on him to return, despite his established status as an international statesman.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnybody saying Jonathan should return because he will only do one term is only looking for a crisis. These are the same people who abandoned him in 2015. Why now? Jonathan has made a name for himself globally and they just want to drag him into unnecessary conflict,\u201d Wike said.<\/p>\n

The minister cautioned against attempts to destabilise the political balance by fronting Jonathan or any candidate from the South under the guise of a \u201cone-term presidency,\u201d describing such moves as insincere.<\/p>\n

On President Bola Tinubu\u2019s administration, Wike admitted the country was passing through difficult times but insisted that the president had taken tough but necessary decisions to reposition the economy.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, there is hardship. I agree. But no one can deny that this government is making efforts to improve things. I see the projects in Abuja daily; they are evidence that something is happening,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n

Wike also dismissed former Vice President Atiku Abubakar\u2019s recent warnings of a looming revolution over hunger and poverty, accusing him of hypocrisy.<\/p>\n

\u201cAtiku was vice president for eight years. Why didn\u2019t he lay the foundation to prevent hunger then? Now he keeps talking about hunger and revolution. For me, I don\u2019t even bother reading what he says, because there is no truth in it,\u201d Wike declared.<\/p>\n

The FCT minister maintained that while Nigerians must be patient with the Tinubu administration, opposition leaders should not exploit current economic challenges for political gains.<\/p>\n

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