By Damilare Adeleye
The Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has taken a swipe at former vice president Atiku Abubakar, labelling him as a serial loser.
Atiku had earlier taunted Wike over the local government elections in Rivers State where the Action Peoples Party (APP) won 22 out of the 23 local government chairmanship seats.
Remarking on the development, Atiku said the move was a reflection of Wike’s rejection by the people of the state.
Meanwhile, speaking on Saturday at a luncheon he organised in honour of the 10th Legislative Assembly of Rivers State, Wike said having lost the presidential election in 2019 and 2023 as the PDP candidate and lost, Atiku has been rejected by Nigerians.
“We never contested local government elections. Did we contest [Rivers LG election]? Did we pick form? I hear Atiku Abubakar say, ‘Oh they have rejected me in Rivers State. Okay, assuming though not conceding, he had lost so many times, Nigerians have also rejected him,” he said.
“If you say for an election we did not contest; never participated that shows Nigerians have rejected us, it is okay. You that contested and failed woefully, Nigerians have rejected you, therefore pack and go home.”